Noah Ney, the Tulsa teenager convicted in a 2022 drive-by shooting that left a 5-year-old girl seriously injured, has reappeared in viral prison clips that seem to show him flashing gang signs, rapping and smoking behind bars. The videos, which started making the rounds online this week, have kicked up fresh debate about prison security and could complicate Ney’s bid for a judicial review scheduled for 2028.
Sentenced as an adult
On October 23, 2023, a Tulsa County judge sentenced Ney to more than 50 years in prison after a jury convicted him on multiple felony counts tied to an April 2022 drive-by that hit the child. Prosecutors described the shooting as a gang initiation and, at sentencing, laid out a series of weapons, drug and theft charges,…..