MAN SENTENCED IN T.I. PAL'S MURDER CASE

Last updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2008

MAN SENTENCED IN T.I. PAL'S MURDER CASE

One of the brothers convicted of killing rapper T.I.'s former assistant has been sentenced to 66 years to life in prison.

Hosea Thomas, 34, was handed the jail term on Tuesday (23Dec08) after he was found guilty last month (Nov08) of slaying 26-year-old Philant Johnson in a drive-by shooting in May 2006 following a disagreement at a Cincinnati, Ohio nightclub.

Thomas was arrested along with his brother Pardon Thomas in June (08).

The jurors in the Cincinnati, Ohio trial found Hosea guilty on all 11 counts in the case against him, including murder, five counts of felonious assault and illegally possessing a gun after a felony conviction.

T.I., real name Clifford Harris, took the stand during Thomas' trial on 21 November (08), telling the court how he believed the bullets that killed his childhood friend were meant for him, saying: "All of those rounds were fired for me, in my opinion."

The rapper was not hurt in the incident; three others were injured.

Source: WENN

| Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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