{"id":22686,"date":"2026-07-31T03:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22686"},"modified":"2026-07-31T03:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:30:19","slug":"15-year-old-convicted-murderer-sentenced-to-100-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22686","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old convicted murderer sentenced to 100 years in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">A 15-year-old Indiana boy has been sentenced to 100 years in prison after being convicted in a 2025 gang-related<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/alerts\/GunViolence\" dir=\"ltr\">shooting<\/a>\u00a0<!-- -->that left one woman dead, another wounded and a third injured when she was hit by a car fleeing the gunfire, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The boy, Jo&#8217;Majze Larry of Anderson, Indiana, was sentenced on Wednesday during a hearing before Judge David Happe of the Circuit Court of Madison County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Larry was one of four members of the Mickey Cobra Nation (MCN) gang charged with murder in the killing of 26-year-old Dayla Swain, who prosecutors said was shot in February 2025 outside a nightclub in Anderson, a suburb of Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO 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Indiana, District Attorney&#8217;s Office released this booking photo of 15-year-old Jo&#8217;Majze Larry of Anderson, Indiana, who was sentenced to 100 years in prison for a 2025 shooting that left one woman dead and another injured.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Madison County District Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Swain was shot during a botched hit on a witness to another homicide, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Larry and his co-defendant, 19-year-old Rashawn Samuels, who went on trial together, were convicted by a jury on June 30, according to the Madison County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<div 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County, Indiana, District Attorney&#8217;s Office released this booking photo of 19-year-old Rashawn Samuels of Anderson, Indiana, who was sentenced to 125 years in prison for a 2025 shooting that left one woman dead and another injured.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Madison County District Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">During a court hearing on Thursday, Happe sentenced Samuels to 125 years in prison, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Following their convictions, Samuels and Larry admitted to an enhancement charge of being part of a criminal organization, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Happe handed down a 50-year prison sentence on Larry for the murder of Swain, and gave the teenager another 50 years for the gang enhancement charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Samuels was sentenced to 62 and a half years in prison for Swain&#8217;s murder, and Happe imposed another 62 and a half years for the criminal organization enhancement charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Indiana law recognizes that criminal organizations can pose a greater threat to public safety because they coordinate criminal activity, recruit others to participate in crime, and often commit offenses for financial gain or to further the goals of the organization,&#8221; prosecutors said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Another defendant, Kyree Craver, 19, was convicted of Swain&#8217;s murder in a separate trial earlier this year and sentenced by Judge Happe on July 9 to 90 years in prison, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A fourth defendant is expected to go to trial later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Larry and Samuels were also convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Because Larry was under the age of 18 at the time of the murder, Indiana law provides an opportunity for him to seek a judicial review of his sentence without the consent of the prosecuting attorney after he has served at least 20 years of his sentence, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Prosecutors said Swain&#8217;s death was tied to a botched hit on a witness to the murder of 15-year-old Jullian Craig that occurred in 2023 during an attempted armed robbery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Donavan 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