COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County judge sentenced a woman to 15 years to life in prison Thursday in connection to a 2021 murder, according to Prosecuting Attorney Gary Tyack.
Teona Brooks, 24, was sentenced following the shooting death of 39-year-old Maurice Porter on July 22, 2021.
Columbus police were called to the 300 block of South Central Avenue in Franklinton on July 22 for a reported shooting. Arriving officers found Porter, who had been shot in the back of the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Brooks was later arrested in Chicago and pleaded guilty to the charge of murder.
Woman sentenced 15 years to life for fatal 2021 Franklinton shooting
Teona Brooks, 24, was sentenced following the shooting death of 39-year-old Maurice Porter on July 22, 2021.