A Franklin County judge on Feb. 28, sentenced Kenyatta Glass to 14 to 19.5 years in prison after he changed his plea in a case stemming from a September 2023 shooting outside a Far East Side bar. The victim, 31‑year‑old Shawn Grooms, was killed near the Lotus Lounge on Channingway Boulevard, and another man was wounded that night. The sentence also includes two to five years of post‑release control once Glass finishes his prison term.
Plea and sentence
Per court documents and reporting by NBC4, Glass changed his plea to guilty on one count of involuntary manslaughter with a three‑year firearm specification and agreed to the 14‑ to 19.5‑year term. The court filing notes that the deal resolves the most serious counts that had been pending against him…..