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Female ‘Prison Bae’ Sets Social Media On Fire With Her Pictures

Self-described 'pretty gangsta' Nyla Tomeka Murrell-French is serving a 7-year sentence for stabbing a girl.

An incarcerated woman shared her prison photo over the Christmas holiday and has attracted tons of suitors online.

“Merry Christmas from the Pretty Gangsta, #FreeMe #FreeNyla,” the Dec. 25 post from Nyla Murrell’s Facebook account said. By Tuesday (Dec. 28), it received more than 10,000 likes and over 4,600 shares.

She also shared these photos on Instagram.

“Baby we about to get you a better lawyer I gotta get you home,” one person replied.

Another one said, “It's okay bby... we can get thru this together.”

Yahoo! Identified her as 22-year-old  Nyla Tomeka Murrell-French. She’s serving a 7-year sentence for stabbing a girl, 17, during a fight at a St. Paul, Minn. gas station in 2019.

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Murrell-French was convicted on one count of first-degree assault, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported. The victim was hospitalized for a collapsed lung and injuries to her jugular and continued to suffer from nerve damage, the prosecutor said at the sentencing hearing. 

She also had nine theft charges after the assault.

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