The Brief
- Karlton Sirmons was found guilty on 21 counts, including malice murder, for a November 2024 home invasion in Villa Rica.
- Sirmons received a life sentence without parole after killing Tavarus Joiner, shooting his girlfriend eight times and pistol-whipping a child.
- Family members expressed relief over the verdict four years after Sirmons was acquitted in a separate Gwinnett County double murder.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. – A jury found Karlton Sirmons guilty on all 21 counts, including malice murder, before a judge sentenced him to life without parole for a deadly November 2024 Villa Rica home invasion.
What we know:
Sirmons was convicted in the Nov. 2, 2024, killing of 32-year-old Tavarus “T-Bone” Joiner. Joiner’s cousin, Jacquenetta Joiner, survived the shooting.…