CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The final three suspects found guilty in connection with the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Alishah Pointer, 22, were sentenced Friday morning.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mollie Ann Murphy sentenced Nathaniel Poke, Portria Williams and Destiny Henderson.
- Poke was sentenced to 23 to 28 years in prison.
- Williams was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 23 years.
- Henderson was sentenced to 25-30 years in prison.
On Wednesday, Judge Murphy sentenced the other three suspects, Brittany Smith, Anthony Bryant, and Hakeem-Ali Shomo.
- Smith was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 41 years.
- Bryant was sentenced to life in prison, plus three years, with no possibility of parole.
- Shomo was sentenced to life in prison, plus 25 years, with no possibility of parole.
Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley
Pointer’s body was found on Nov. 9, 2021 in the basement of a burned out abandoned home in the 14500 block of Savannah Avenue in East Cleveland.
According to court documents, Henderson, Williams, Poke and Shomo on Nov. 4, 2021 drove to a home near Glenmont and Superior roads in East Cleveland and forced two women to get into their car at gunpoint.
The four suspects then had the female victims take them to Pointer’s location…