‘Say his name,’ judge tells man sentenced to up to 40 years in prison for shooting teen

ANN ARBOR, MI – A judge told a man mumbling an apology to the family of a man he shot in 2023 to “say his name.”

Kendall Newbern, 19, was using generic terms like “the victim” when referring to Jason Gregory during a statement given during Newbern’s sentencing hearing, prompting Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Arianne Slay to interrupt and tell Newbern to “say his name” instead.

“Today you’re saying you’re sorry, but you couldn’t even say his name,” Slay said…

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