ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - Two teens have been given prison sentences of more than 50 years after being found guilty of murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old Elkhart man.
The Elkhart Truth (https://bit.ly/1CKVgEP ) reports 19-year-old Freddie Rhodes was sentenced Thursday to 58 years, while 17-year-old Deante Dalton received a 55-year sentence. A jury found the two guilty of felony murder June 22 in the death of Dre Tarrious Rodgers.
According to court documents, Rodgers was shot several times in September during a struggle over a handgun when he and the two defendants tried to rob a home.
Rhodes and Dalton were found responsible for his death under an Indiana law that allows someone to be charged with murder if a person dies while a felony is committed, even if they didn’t personally kill them.
Defense attorneys plan to appeal the case.
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Information from: The Elkhart Truth, https://www.elkharttruth.com
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