Convicted felon faces life sentence after killing stranger in Lithonia parking lot

The Brief

  • Henry Maurice Anderson was convicted of multiple charges, including malice murder and felony murder, for the fatal shooting of Ceazar Abernathy outside a Lithonia sports bar.
  • Surveillance footage and matching shell casings linked Anderson to the crime, despite his denial and claim of being under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
  • Anderson received a life sentence without parole plus 15 years from DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Courtney L. Johnson.

DECATUR, Ga. A Gwinnett County man has been sentenced to life without parole for fatally shooting a stranger outside a Lithonia sports bar, prosecutors said.

What we know:

A DeKalb County jury on June 25 convicted Henry Maurice Anderson, 39, on charges including malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to District Attorney Sherry Boston.

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