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Title: Kansas City- Man sentenced in Christmas Eve slaying (DeeDee Pearson)
Post by: SandraJane on October 05, 2012, 02:15:12 AM
KMBC.com



Man sentenced in Christmas Eve slaying


Kenyan Jones given 30-year sentence in Darnell Pearson's murder


Published  2:00 PM CDT Oct 04, 2012


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

A Jackson County judge has sentenced a 27-year-old man to serve 30 years in prison for a sex-related Christmas Eve 2011 murder in Kansas City.

Kenyan Jones was also given a 10-year sentence for armed criminal action in the shooting of Darnell Pearson, but the judge ordered the sentences served simultaneously.

According to court records, Jones told police he paid Pearson for sex, thinking Pearson was a woman. After learning Pearson was a man, Jones got a gun from a friend and shot Pearson.



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JUSTICE FOR KANSAS CITY TRANSGENDER MURDER VICTIM!!!



Thursday, October 04, 2012


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Today there was a verdict in one of the most tragic murder cases in Kansas City last year. A person was in the process of getting their life together and overcoming incredible odds but was tragically gunned down on a local street following a confrontation.

Today there was a guilty verdict

An important statement:

From The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project:

"Today, Kenyon Jones was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Dee Dee Pearson on Christmas Eve of last year. In an effort to get his sentenced reduced, the defense attorney attempted to argue "trans panic", stating that Kenyon James shot Dee Dee because they had a relationship and he was unaware that she was a transgender woman. The judge was not swayed by the appalling, victim blaming tactics of the defense and issued a sentence 5 years longer than the initial proposed sentence of 25 years."

Title: Re: Kansas City- Man sentenced in Christmas Eve slaying (DeeDee Pearson)
Post by: MaidofOrleans on October 06, 2012, 06:25:59 AM
Glad the judge made an example of the defense by tacking on an extra 5 years for attempting the trans panic defense. There is no excuse for murder.

The comments on that blog are rather disturbing. The internet truly allows people to to express their dark side with relative safety.