‘You tricked him’: Man handed life sentence for 2023 Burton Heights murder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man previously convicted in the 2023 shooting death of Darryl Yarber was sentenced Thursday afternoon in a Kent County courtroom to a term of life in prison.

Dominike Sterling was found guilty of first-degree murder following a trial in December, in which he represented himself in court. Sterling and several other men were named as suspects in Yarber’s death following a yearlong investigation by the Grand Rapids Police Department.

Rodney Yarber, Darryl’s older brother, showed up at Sterling’s sentencing hearing on Thursday to show support for his brother…

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