Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shooting Case: New Reward Offered After Mistaken Release

The U.S. Marshals announced on Monday (July 18), that it is offering a new reward to bring one of the men who shot Lady Gaga‘s dog walker Ryan Fischer and attempted to kidnap Gaga’s three French bulldogs in Feb. 2021 back behind bars. Information leading to the arrest of James Howard Jackson can receive up to $5,000, per the release.

He “should be considered armed and dangerous,” according to the Marshals’ statement.

According to NBCLA at the time, he had been freed after a court appearance but was supposed to face a superseding grand jury indictment unsealed during that day’s hearing. Sources told NBCLA that the superseding case was not entered against Jackson, who was on $3 million bail, resulting in his accidental release.

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Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shooting Case — How It Happened

Early last year, on February 24, 2021, Lady Gaga’s dog walker and friend Ryan Fischer, was shot, while walking Lady Gaga’s three dogs in Los Angeles.

It was reported that of Lady Gaga’s three French bulldogs Gustav, Koji, and Asia, Asia escaped while Gustav and Koji were dognapped. Fischer the dog walker had to spend several days in the hospital and was released in late March. He returned to the hospital to surgically repair his lung which was shattered severely by the shooting.

Two days later, on February 26, the two dogs were found and sent back to Lady Gaga. The LAPD said that a person had dropped off the dogs at a local police station. However, Detectives do not believe the suspects were targeting the victim because of the dogs’ owner. However, according to police, evidence suggests the suspects knew the great value of the breed of dogs and was the motivation for the robbery.

According to a press release, the LAPD’s investigation revealed the identities of the three suspects that police believe were involved in the robbery and shooting of Fischer — James Jackson, Jaylin White, and Lafayette Whaley.

Harold White and Jennifer McBride were also arrested, as alleged accessories after the initial crime. McBride reported that she found the dogs and responded to the reward email to return the dogs. She also ultimately brought the dogs to LAPD Olympic Station. McBride also said she responded to the email about the $500,000 reward money Gaga said she would give to the person who returned them. Detectives claim they have been able to establish McBride had a relationship with the father of one of the suspects, White.

Lady Gaga Dog Walker Shooting Case – Suspect Released Mistakenly

On April 6, 2022, one of the men suspected of being involved in the shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga’s dog walker has mistakenly been released from jail, and now authorities are searching for him.

In a statement to ET, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department says the department is investigating the inadvertent release from custody of James Howard Jackson. The spokesperson added, “Mr. Jackson was in custody for attempted murder in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker and the theft of two of the singer’s French Bulldogs which occurred on February 25, 2021.”

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Furthermore, the spokesperson says Jackson, who attended court on Tuesday, was released from custody on Wednesday “due to a clerical error.” a spokesperson for the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office tells ET, “Mr. Jackson was arraigned on a superseding indictment filed in court under a new case number. The old case was then dismissed by a judge as required by law.”

The department’s spokesperson said its Major Crimes Bureau “is actively working to get Mr. Jackson back in custody.” The department also released a booking photo of Jackson, which shows an identifiable tattoo on his neck.

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