Teen Sentenced For December South Linden Shooting

A Columbus teen charged with killing a 17-year-old boy following a fist fight has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in a plea bargain with prosecutors. The deal calls for Dezmond Childress to get a 15 year prison sentence for killing Jeremiah Harper. Prosecutors say the two met last December for a fight  arranged on social media. Video shows Harper and one of Childress' friends fighting before five shots are fired.

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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.