KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to a deadly road rage shooting in November 2024.
According to Jackson County court records, on Thursday, Isaiah Francis entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death of 66-year-old Dennis Griffin.
Francis was originally facing second-degree murder before pleading guilty. He has since been sentenced to 15 years for the manslaughter charge and 3 years for the armed criminal action charge. Both sentences are to be served consecutively, meaning he’ll serve a total of 18 years.
Background
On Nov. 8, 2024, at about 6 p.m., officers with the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) were called to the area of 75th Street and The Paseo on reports of a shooting…