A Michigan mother whose teenage daughter was murdered by her half-brother last year spoke out against her killer at his sentencing this week, telling him she hopes he leaves prison “in a body bag,” according to multiple news reports.
In court on Monday, 17-year-old Savon Schmus was sentenced to 40 to 100 years in prison for the murder of his half-sister, 18-year-old McKenna Hilton, on Aug. 18, 2016, the Associated Press reports.
Schmus pleaded guilty last month to first-degree murder, according to local TV station Wood.
In exchange, prosecutors did not seek a sentence of life in prison without parole, citing a 2012 Supreme Court...
In court on Monday, 17-year-old Savon Schmus was sentenced to 40 to 100 years in prison for the murder of his half-sister, 18-year-old McKenna Hilton, on Aug. 18, 2016, the Associated Press reports.
Schmus pleaded guilty last month to first-degree murder, according to local TV station Wood.
In exchange, prosecutors did not seek a sentence of life in prison without parole, citing a 2012 Supreme Court...
- 11/3/2017
- by KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
A 16-year-old Michigan teen is being charged as an adult with murdering his 18-year-old half-sister on Aug. 18, People confirms. Savon Schmus appeared in a Kent County courtroom for arraignment Thursday and didn't enter a plea, court officials tell People. When questioned by police, Savon Schmus allegedly confessed to strangling to death half-sister McKenna Hilton, 18, Lt. Ron Gates of the Kent County Sheriff's Department tells People. Authorities indicate to People that a motive is known but they are not revealing it, citing an ongoing investigation. If convicted as an adult, Schmus, who has no criminal history, faces life in prison without parole.
- 8/26/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
A 16-year-old Michigan teen is being charged as an adult with murdering his 18-year-old half-sister on Aug. 18, People confirms. Savon Schmus appeared in a Kent County courtroom for arraignment Thursday and didn't enter a plea, court officials tell People. When questioned by police, Savon Schmus allegedly confessed to strangling to death half-sister McKenna Hilton, 18, Lt. Ron Gates of the Kent County Sheriff's Department tells People. Authorities indicate to People that a motive is known but they are not revealing it, citing an ongoing investigation. If convicted as an adult, Schmus, who has no criminal history, faces life in prison without parole.
- 8/26/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
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