Man sentenced for fatally shooting ex-girlfriend in Mount Pleasant
A man was sentenced in court on Tuesday after he admitted to fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend two years ago.
ST. LOUIS - A man was sentenced in court on Tuesday after he admitted to fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend two years ago.
According to the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, Brandon D. Terrell-Warren, 27, pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend, Diamond Kennell, 21, near Itaska Street and Oregon Avenue in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood.
Authorities said Terrell-Warren confronted Kennell while she sat in a parked car with another man. Terrell-Warren punched the man in the vehicle, which led to a fight between Terrell-Warren and Kennell.
Reportedly, Kennell pulled out a pistol, and Terrell-Warren took it from her and fatally shot her.
Kennell's mother spoke in court on Tuesday and told Terrell-Warren that her daughter loved him and what he did was wrong. Terrell-Warren declined to comment.
Terrell-Warren was originally charged with first-degree murder and four other counts. Instead, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Prosecutors dismissed three other charges as part of the plea deal.
Terrell-William was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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