State Seeking 26 Years Incarceration For Tammy Sytch

WWE Hall of Famer Tammy "Sunny" Sytch could be behind bars until she is 76-years-old. 

In a sentencing memorandum filed on September 26, Florida State Attorney RJ Larizza stated that Tammy Sytch poses a 'threat to society" and the state is seeking the maximum sentence of 26 years. Sytch will be sentenced on November 27. 

The memorandum (obtained by PWInsider) stated: "By continuously driving under the influence without a valid license, the Defendant has demonstrated a wanton disregard for the law and a clear refusal to abide by the law. The State believes that the maximum sentence is the only way to protect the community from the Defendant's repetitive and dangerous actions."

Sytch pleaded no contest to charges of DUI causing death, driving with a suspended license causing death, four misdemeanour counts of DUI with damage to a person, and two misdemeanour charges of DUI with damage to property in August. Sytch originally pleaded not guilty to all charges but she changed her plea ahead of the case going to trial on August 21. 

Sytch was charged following a fatal car crash on March 25, 2022 that resulted in the death of 75-year-old Julian Lasseter. Sytch's blood alcohol level was over three-and-a-half times above the legal limit and an open bottle of vodka was found in her car at the scene. 

The WWE Hall of Famer has been in prison since May 13, 2022. She has been arrested at least six times for impaired driving. 

The sentencing memorandum provided full details of the incident that led to Sytch's arrest: 

"On March 25, 2022 at 8:21 pm the Defendant crashed into the vehicle of the victim, Julian Fran Lasseter, resulting in his death. The Defendant was the sole occupant and was driving a white 2012 Mercedes sedan going South near the 100 block of N Yonge Street in Ormond Beach, Florida. Prior to the crash, the Defendant was witnessed running the red light at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Wilmette Avenue and US l, approximately I mile from the scene of the crash. Multiple cars had to slam on their brakes to avoid a collision with the Defendant. Mr. Lasseter was stationary at the traffic light in his black Kia SUV when he was rear ended by the Defendant' s vehicle. The crash caused Mr. Lasseter's vehicle to also crash in to the Black GMC Yukon that was also stationary at the light and driven by Demetrios Mahairas. Mr. Mahairas's vehicle had three passengers. Mr. Lasseter succumbed to his injuries shortly after the crash.

"When law enforcement spoke to the Defendant at the hospital, she stated that she was unaware that she was involved in a crash and advised that she remembered making leftover burritos in her kitchen and that she drank some vodka, but could not say how much. The Defendant stated that vodka was her 'go to' and she recalled leaving the house to go to Wawa for gas and then possibly to a 7-Eleven on the beach side in search for iced tea. A rotisserie chicken, tumbler style cup, and open bottle of Grey Goose Vodka was located in the Defendant's front passenger seat after the crash. The Defendant's blood was drawn at the hospital for medical purposes on March 25, 2022 at 9:20 pm, just under an hour after the offense. The Defendant's blood was drawn by law enforcement on March 26, 2022 at 12:20 AM, approximately 4 hours after the crash. FDLE Analyst Ryan Warner performed the conversion of the medical blood to a legal blood amount and opined that just under an hour after the crash the Defendant's blood alcohol content was between a .32 and .36. Analyst Warner also analyzed the legal blood drawn by law enforcement approximately 4 hours after the crash and found the Defendant' s blood alcohol content to be a .280 at 12:20 am on March 26th and that the Defendant's blood contained the active ingredient, active metabolite and inactive metabolite of cannabis.

"The Defendant was arrested on May 6, 2022. Prior to her arrest, the Daytona Beach Police Department generated a report from May 5, 2022 in which the Defendant was located on the sidewalk in front of 550 Seabreeze Boulevard unable to provide her name and date of birth. The Defendant could not advise how much alcohol she had consumed and indicated she could not get home. The Defendant could not stand up without help, could not walk, had slurred speech and constant nystagmus. The Defendant was taken into custody and transported to Halifax Health for treatment under a Marchman act. At a hearing on May 13, 2022, the Court found that the Defendant poses a threat of harm to the community and held her no bond."