COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – The last of six suspects connected to the southeast Columbus murder of a 21-year-old man caught in gunfire in the summer of 2022 has been sentenced.
On Thursday, a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge sentenced 20-year-old Justus Robertson to a prison sentence of 29 years to life for the death of Christopher Roberts Jr., who was gunned down on July 7, 2022.
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After a weeklong trial, which ended on Jan. 26, Robertson was convicted on all seven charges, including two counts of murder, aggravated murder, two counts of felonious assault, aggravated robbery and improper discharging of a firearm.
The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s office said that the gun battle was captured on video surveillance footage, which revealed that at just before 7:30 p.m. Roberts, 21, was shot during an “ambush” behind a drive-through liquor store near Noe-Bixby and Chatterton roads.
According to court records, Jamar-Jennings and Robinson were attempting to sell a bag of marijuana last July when someone stole marijuana and a gun. The two men, along with Donte Adams and Xavier Colvin, went and met up with Frederick Carr, who prosecutors said gave them two guns and took their cell phones.