A Sacramento man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murdering 70-year-old Charles Starzynski during what prosecutors say was a botched robbery in Midtown. Last Friday, a judge sentenced Desean Brasser to life in prison without the possibility of parole, following a March 5 verdict for first-degree murder.
According to a press release from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, Starzynski had just finished making business deposits at an ATM and was returning to his car near the Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. Prosecutors say he was followed into a parking alley, where a witness reported hearing a man yell give me the bag right before shots were fired.
How Prosecutors Say The Attack Unfolded
At trial, prosecutors laid out a forensic trail they argued pointed straight to Brasser. Jurors were shown surveillance video, DNA evidence recovered from a cellphone left at the scene, and ballistics that investigators linked to a gun associated with Brasser’s family home. As reported by KCRA, the jury also found true special enhancements that the killing happened during a robbery and that Brasser personally pulled the trigger.
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