John Henry Spooner (pictured left), the 76-year-old Milwaukee man who gunned down his 13-year-old neighbor after accusing him of stealing his shotguns, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday, according to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. RELATED: John Henry Spooner To Stand Trial For Killing Black Teen He Accused Of Stealing Shotguns Darius Simmons […]
After approximately 2 hours of deliberation, a jury Wednesday found John Henry Spooner, 76, guilty of the May 31, 2012 first-degree intentional homicide of 13-year-old Darius Simmons. RELATED: John Henry Spooner To Stand Trial For Killing Black Teen He Accused Of Stealing Shotguns The jury began hearing testimony Tuesday morning, was handed the case around 11:20 a.m. […]
A Milwaukee man accused of shooting his preteen neighbor to death last year is set to stand trial this week, reports the Milwaukee Journal. SEE ALSO: Shakers And Stirrers NYC According to prosecutors, 76-year-old John Henry Spooner (pictured left) suspected 13-year-old Darius Simmons (pictured in photograph) of stealing three shotguns from his home. Spooner confronted Simmons as […]
A 13-year-old Black boy was shot dead by his 75-year-old White next door neighbor, John Henry Spooner, after falsely being accused of breaking into the shooter’s home and stealing guns, WDJT-TV, CBS-58 in Milwaukee reports. Spooner has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and his bond is set at $300,000. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? […]
