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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A third Columbus man has been sentenced to prison for a “gang-related” car shooting in 2022 that spurred from a bar fight in Whitehall.
Breon Kelly, 21, entered a guilty plea on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 23, 2022, incident and was been sentenced to 32 to 33 and a half years in prison, according to Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Gary Tyack. Kelly marks the third and final person to plead guilty in the shooting after his co-defendants, Larry Latham III, 21, and Mark Smith Jr., 21, pleaded guilty in May and April of last year.
Tyack said the “gang-related shooting” began after a large fight at PKWY Lounge and Grill at 5200 Riding Club Lane, when the three defendants got into a car and chased another car with three people inside. Tyack said Smith and Kelly both fired shots at the other car while Latham drove.
Kelly used a Glock switch to convert his gun to an automatic weapon, and struck the car and two additional cars, including one with a 7-year-old inside. No one was injured in the shooting, Tyack said.
Kelly had chosen to take his case to trial, but pleaded guilty right before opening statements. Tyack said Kelly was immediately sentenced for two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharge over a prohibited premises and one count of having a weapon while under a disability.
Lathan pleaded guilty on May 2, 2023, and was sentenced to 11 to 13 and a half years in prison for two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharge over a prohibited premises and two counts of having a weapon while under a disability.
Smith pleaded guilty on April 27, 2023, and was sentenced to 17 to 20 years in prison for two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharge over a prohibited premises, two counts of having a weapon while under a disability.
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