A man already serving a 28-year sentence has been sentenced to an additional 46 years in prison by a judge for attempting an armed robbery and killing a Montgomery mother in front of her two children.
Judge J.R. Gaines sentenced Jhavarske Jackson for the 2014 manslaughter of Shenita James. Jackson was also convicted of two counts of first-degree robbery stemming from the same incident.
District Attorney Daryl Bailey said in a news release that Jackson’s 28-year sentence was related to a 2015 crime spree that spanned two days and two counties. According to the news release, on Christmas Eve 2014, Ms James was standing on her front porch waving goodbye to her two then-teenage children who were leaving the house.
As the car her children were riding in pulled out of the driveway, Jackson appeared and attempted to steal the vehicle while brandishing a firearm.
When he was unsuccessful, Jackson fired into the car, and one of the bullets struck and killed Ms James as her children watched helplessly as their mother died.
Bailey stated in the release, “I hope Ms. James’ family, Jhavarske Jackson’s numerous victims, and our citizens will find it reassuring that this violent criminal will most likely spend the rest of his life behind bars and never have an opportunity to terrorize our community again.”
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