A Jackson County judge sentenced William Deandre-Kashawn Smith to life in prison without parole for the premeditated murder of Shi'Ana Gittens. The shooting occurred in January 2024 inside a home in Vandercook Lake, Michigan.
Smith, 36, was convicted in April by a jury on one count of first-degree premeditated murder. On Thursday, Judge John McBain imposed the sentence and addressed the defendant directly during the hearing.
A Rochester man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering two people on a front porch. Jermaine Williams, 25, shot and killed Shatina Jones and Timothy Chealey in May 2024 after a dispute at a concert. The sentencing came after a jury convicted him last month on multiple murder counts.
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A Hamilton County judge sentenced Domynic Elahee to 21 years to life in prison on Monday for the 2025 shooting death of 18-year-old Jaeden Smith. The conviction followed a jury trial last month on charges of murder and felonious assault.
A 24-year-old woman in Alabama has received a life sentence without parole for fatally shooting a pregnant woman in 2023. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty in the case.
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A Michigan judge sentenced 59-year-old Randall Alan Grinwis to 32½ to 90 years in prison for second-degree murder in the 2024 strangling death of his girlfriend of 20 years, Donna Hyma. The killing occurred during an argument over living arrangements on New Year's Day. Grinwis was also convicted of stealing $1,800 from Hyma's brother.