$8 drug deal ends with Marietta teen dead, man sentenced to life

A Gwinnett County man has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2020 murder of a teenager.

Malachi Matthew Perkins, 23, of Lawrenceville was found guilty of shooting and killed Davone Burnett, 16, of Marietta in December 2020.

Perkins was convicted of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The judge sentenced him to life in person plus five years without the possibility of parole…

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