A 23-year-old Kennesaw man will spend the remainder of his life in prison after a Gwinnett County jury convicted him of murdering two people and threatening a third person at a Lawrenceville home during a drug deal in April 2020.
Steven Tran was convicted on multiple charges — including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony — on Friday in connection with the deaths of An Ha, 23, and Julian Talbo, 20.
Tran was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus an additional five years and will not be eligible for parole.
“We are pleased to bring justice to the two families of these victims who lost their lives during a senseless killing,” Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said in a statement.
Assistant District Attorney Anthony Volkodav presented evidence that Tran had made arrangements with Ha and Talbo to buy two pounds of marijuana from them.
The three men agreed to meet at a home on Racquet Club Circle in unincorporated Lawrenceville on April 16, 2020. When Tran showed up, he robbed Ha and Talbo and then shot them.