A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in a gang-related shooting that claimed the life of a young woman and left two others injured in Indiana, United States.
Jo’Majze Larry received the sentence on Wednesday from Madison County Circuit Court Judge David Happe after being convicted in connection with the February 2, 2025, killing of 26-year-old Dayla Swain outside Sonny Ray’s nightclub in Anderson, a suburb of Indianapolis.
According to prosecutors, the shooting was not aimed at Swain but was allegedly part of a failed plot by members of the Mickey Cobra Nation (MCN) gang to eliminate a witness linked to another homicide case.
Two other women were also injured during the attack. One sustained gunshot wounds, while another was struck by a fleeing vehicle in the aftermath of the shooting.
Larry and 19-year-old Rashawn Samuels were found guilty by a jury on June 30. Both later admitted to an additional charge tied to their membership in a criminal organisation.
Judge Happe sentenced Larry to 50 years for murder and another 50 years under Indiana’s criminal organisation enhancement law, bringing his total sentence to 100 years.
Samuels received an even longer sentence of 125 years, while another gang member, Kyree Craver, was earlier sentenced to 90 years in prison for his role in the crime.
“Indiana law recognizes that criminal organizations can pose a greater threat to public safety because they coordinate criminal activity, recruit others to participate in crime, and often commit offenses for financial gain or to further the goals of the organization,” prosecutors said.
Investigators said the fatal shooting stemmed from the 2023 murder of 15-year-old Jullian Craig, who was killed during an attempted armed robbery. Prosecutors alleged that Larry, Samuels and other gang members later conspired to kill a witness connected to Craig’s murder, but the plan went wrong when Dayla Swain was mistakenly shot and killed.
Despite the 100-year prison sentence, Indiana law allows Larry, who was 15 years old at the time of the offence, to apply for a judicial review of his sentence after serving at least 20 years, meaning the court could reconsider his punishment in the future.
Source: Fox News
