A Missouri man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend after tricking her into meeting him on her 21st birthday, Show-Me State authorities have announced.
In August, Rasheed Turner, 26, was found guilty by a Jackson County jury on one count each of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the May 2025 death of 21-year-old Layla Freeman.
On Wednesday, Jackson County Circuit Judge Adam Caine sentenced the defendant to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder conviction. The court also tacked on a 15-year sentence — to be served consecutively — for the armed criminal action conviction…