COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Columbia man who shot an 18-year-old woman to death while she sat in a car at an intersection was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison.
Javion Wallace-Lawhorn was sentenced after he entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault, KRCG reported. An Alford plea admits prosecutors have enough evidence to convict but does not admit guilt.
Wallace-Lawhorn was initially charged with second-degree murder and four other charges in the Sept. 13, 2019 death of Nadria Wright. Her friend, Sam Baldwin, 28, was seriously injured in the shooting.
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Prosecutors said Wallace-Lawhorn pulled up to a vehicle the two victims were in and fired into the car. He was arrested Sept. 26 in St. Louis.
Columbia police said Wallace-Lawhorn and Baldwin were feuding.
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