Woman jailed for fatally shooting boyfriend in botched YouTube stunt

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A Minnesota woman was sentenced to a 180-day jail term after fatally shooting her boyfriend during a botched YouTube stunt.

Monalisa Perez has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. As part of her sentence, Perez is banned for life from owning firearms or collecting payments for her story.

Last year, Perez was charged after accidentally shooting her boyfriend, 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III. According to the criminal complaint, the two were shooting a YouTube video where Perez shot at a book Ruiz held in front of his chest, believing the book would stop the bullet.

Unfortunately, the prank went very wrong, and the bullet went through the book and into Ruiz's chest, killing him before he could be air-lifted for medical treatment, WDAY-TV reported at the time.

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Perez had been facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

As part of the plea agreement, Perez can serve her jail time in her home state of South Dakota in 10-day increments. Perez has two kids.

The couple's channel, which is still live on YouTube, features prank videos including one where Perez gets Ruiz to eat a sandwich filled with hot peppers.

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