A Washington state man, Isiah Davon Martin, was sentenced to nearly 61 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of 16-year-old Larry “Trae” Marshall III in 2023. Martin, 31, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and second-degree murder after a jury convicted him in June 2023.
The tragic events unfolded on March 29, 2023, when Martin ordered two teenagers, Davonte J. Pool (17) and Vincent L. Bradley III (16), to murder Trae in retaliation for a robbery Martin had suffered four days earlier. The robbery, which occurred on March 25, had been committed by people associated with Trae, but he himself was not involved.
Prosecutors revealed that Martin, enraged by the robbery and seeking revenge, recruited the two teens to track down someone to punish…