A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder for the shooting death of another man last spring will be spending time behind bars.
Jordan Deontre McFarland, 18, has been sentenced to 128 months (10 years and 8 months) for the shooting death of 27-year-old Derrell Deshawn Freeman in May 2023. He was also given credit for 284 days already served.
He was sentenced on Feb. 29, the same day he took a plea deal where he admitted to second-degree intentional murder after initially being charged with second-degree intentional murder. He was previously scheduled to go on trial later this month.
The shooting happened near the intersection of Hillside and North Ilion avenues on May 8, about a month before McFarland turned 18. He was charged as an adult.
Officers then found Freeman inside a car with multiple gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.
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