PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) November 6,2006
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The second-youngest murder defendant in the state in more than 100 years was sentenced to life in prison yesterday.
Fifteen-year-old Phearin Rot won't be eligible for parole until the year 2026.
Rot pleaded guilty to first degree murder for fatally shooting 14-year-old Jamont Richardson last year.
Prosecutors say the teenager's cousin complained to Rot that she had braided Richardson's hair but he refused to pay her the 15-dollars she charged.
Prosecutors say Rot and Richardson fought at his cousin's house in the city's Smith Hill neighborhood.
State lawyers say Rot left and returned with a gun and shot Richardson in the face.
Members of Richardson's family were in court wearing T-shirts with a poem about him.
At the sentencing, judge Robert Krause said the use of illegal guns was "the bane of society."
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
The second-youngest murder defendant in the state in more than 100 years was sentenced to life in prison yesterday.
Fifteen-year-old Phearin Rot won't be eligible for parole until the year 2026.
Rot pleaded guilty to first degree murder for fatally shooting 14-year-old Jamont Richardson last year.
Prosecutors say the teenager's cousin complained to Rot that she had braided Richardson's hair but he refused to pay her the 15-dollars she charged.
Prosecutors say Rot and Richardson fought at his cousin's house in the city's Smith Hill neighborhood.
State lawyers say Rot left and returned with a gun and shot Richardson in the face.
Members of Richardson's family were in court wearing T-shirts with a poem about him.
At the sentencing, judge Robert Krause said the use of illegal guns was "the bane of society."
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
