Suspect convicted of murdering Lamar HS student sentenced to life in prison
HOUSTON - A suspect convicted of murdering a Lamar High School student in November 2018 will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Kendrick Johnson, 21, was sentenced by a jury after being convicted of murder last week in the shooting death of 18-year-old DeLindsey Mack on Nov. 13, 2018.
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"Kendrick Johnson participated in at least seven murders. It is hard to believe somebody this young could be this vicious, but the evidence showed he loved to kill and our streets and social media were his playground," Ogg said. "He seemed to be striving for celebrity status in the gang world by killing as many people as possible."
Prosecutors say Keona Mouton, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, set up Mack to be shot and killed.
Investigators said she walked out of school with Mack just minutes after receiving a text message asking if he'd left yet.
Johnson sent a text to Mouton around 8 a.m. saying, "Don't say it but what we talked about yesterday is still on."
He was charged with Mack's murder last March and reportedly belonged to a rival gang.
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Mouton’s next court appearance is scheduled for December 7.