13-Year-Old's Killer Gets Life Sentence
POSTED: Friday, December 19, 2008
UPDATED: 7:52 pm EST December 19,
2008
  Josef Williams is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 13-year-old Radarius Jackson. |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- He gunned down a 13-year-old boy, now he'll never walk free again. A Jacksonville judge sentenced convicted killer Josef Williams to life in prison without parole.Two weeks ago, a jury convicted Williams. He had nothing to say at his sentencing on Friday.In April 2006, Williams opened fire on a crowd of teens in a drive-by shooting in Northwest Jacksonville. He shot and killed 13-year-old Radarius Jackson. The teenager was walking home from a youth club with his brother.Today Radarius' mother, Keisha Jackson, directly addressed Williams in court, saying, "You need to realize you have taken a human life, my son. Do you realize that? Or do you even care? You not only ruined your life, you ruined me and my family's too."
A second suspect, Gregory Almon, testified against Williams. Almon was driving the car used in the drive-by that killed the teen. He has already been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Previous Stories:
- December 5, 2008: Jury Finds Williams Guilty In Murder Of 13-Year-Old
- December 2, 2008: Man Testifies He Saw Defendant Shoot Teen
- December 1, 2008: 13-Year-Old's Accused Killer On Trial
- May 30, 2006: Police Charge 2 Men With Murder Of Teen
- April 21, 2006: Man Charged With Shooting At 13-Year-Old, Questioned In Boy's Death
- April 17, 2006: 13-Year-Old Shot, Killed Walking Home Early Sunday
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