IndianaLocalNews

Sentence enhancement could mean more time in prison for Elkhart murder suspect

(Photo supplied)

A Middlebury man accused of killing a man in Elkhart could face decades more in prison on a sentence enhancement, according to 95.3 MNC’s reporting partners at The Elkhart Truth.

Darius Thomas, 27, is charged with murder in the February 2021 death of Shamar Barnes, 19, who was shot and killed in a parking lot across the street from a Marathon gas station on South Main Street.

Thomas was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, several weeks later.

Prosecutors filed an amendment adding a firearm enhancement to the charge against Thomas. If convicted, he could face another 20 years in prison for using a gun in the crime, on top of a maximum of 65 years for murder.

Read more about the case from the original story published by The Elkhart Truth.

Related posts

Law enforcement officers work together to enforce distracted-driving laws

Alyssa Foster

Purdue professor predicts car import drop due to Baltimore bridge collapse

Network Indiana

Local News podcast for Thursday, March 28, 2024

Jon Zimney

2 comments

Thor January 23, 2022 at 6:34 am

Can we please just stop paying for three hots and a cot forever for career criminals that will never be useful members of society?

Reply
Shanti May 28, 2022 at 4:12 pm

Let’s not do too much about my brother you don’t know the situation mind your business!

Reply

Leave a Comment