A Georgia teen who shot a 14-year-old to death during a football rivalry game and smirked at the camera during his arrest will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
A Spalding County judge sentenced 20-year-old Kaomarion Kendrick to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting death of 14-year-old Emmanuel Dorsey. Kendrick was convicted and found guilty by a jury of one count of felony murder and three counts of violating the RICO Act.
“I am incredibly proud of our office for bringing justice to this defendant and perhaps some degree of closure and comfort for Mr. Dorsey’s family. My personal message is that my office will relentlessly pursue those who commit violent crimes in our community and will bring them to justice,” said Acting District Attorney David Studdard, according to WSB-TV.
On September 30, 2023, officers responded to a rival game between Griffin and Spalding high schools after a brawl erupted between two groups. During the chaos, the defendant, who was 17 at the time, fired a gun into the crowd as people scrambled for safety, hitting Dorsey in the neck and face.
According to investigators, both Kendrick and Dorsey were Griffin High School students and were not gang members. However, on that fateful day, both boys hung out with two rival gangs at the game. The defendant fled the scene, but authorities tracked him down to the driveway of a house in Henry County eight days later.
During Kendrick’s arrest by authorities, the defendant smirked at the cameras before being taken away by a Spalding County sheriff’s squad car. Officers found in his possession a Glock that was modified with a full-auto switch.
Though the victim’s mother was thankful for the verdict, she still showed compassion towards Kendrick.
“My heart just goes out to (Kendrick) because he messed up his entire life by not thinking about what he was doing at the time. He’s so young and don’t have no one there for him. Of course, I think about my child, I love my child. But I think about kids and what happens to them. It’s best to get people like that off the street,” said Dorsey’s mother Charlotte Williams, reported New York Post.
The judge sentenced Kendrick to an additional 85 years in prison.
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