Sentencing For Suspect In Gang-Related Linden Area Slaying

A Franklin County judge has sentenced a teen to life in prison for killing a rival gang member in January of last year. 17-year-old Jesean Callender shot and killed  15-year-old Kaewaun Coleman in an alley behind Linden-McKinley STEM Academy during a fight. Prosecutors say Callender threatened Coleman for disrespecting him and his gang. A hearing is scheduled December 1st for another teen defendant, Shyquan Washington, to determine whether he will be tried as an adult.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.