PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A 26-year-old man who was charged for a 2019 murder has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to 12 years.
Kamron Tiriq Fennell, 26, of Port Arthur was indicted for murder, aggravated assaults and drug possession on June 9, 2021 for a fatal shooting at a Port Arthur apartment complex.
Fennell pleaded guilty on Monday morning to aggravated assault and was sentenced to 12 years. The other charges were dropped.
DeShandric Clayton, 23, was fatally shot in the chest at Avery Trace Apartments on Oct. 18, 2019. When police arrived at the apartment complex, they found Clayton suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Clayton was taken to nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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