A Texas man who traveled a whole lot of miles to kill his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, however ended up murdering the mistaken man, was sentenced to 27 years in jail.
Kendell Morris, 26, was sentenced after he was discovered responsible of homicide within the loss of life of Robert Cooley III, Fox 4 reported.
In accordance with the Madison County Sheriff’s Workplace, Morris drove from Houston to Arlington on Might 4, 2020, to shoot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend however as a substitute mistakenly shot Cooley, 24. Houston and Arlington are roughly 250 miles aside.
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Kendell Morris, 26, was sentenced to 27 years in jail. (Madison County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Investigators mentioned Morris believed he noticed the boyfriend within the car parking zone of an condominium advanced on Bardin Greene Drive in Arlington. He then shot and killed Cooley, who was not the person Morris was on the lookout for.
Morris was taken into custody later that day within the metropolis of Madisonville, which is situated close to Houston.
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Kendell Morris traveled from Houston to Arlington to kill his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, however ended up killing the mistaken man. (iStock)
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A homicide cost towards a second suspect in reference to the taking pictures was dismissed, court docket data present.