Two men accused of gunning down a Lexington man in an apartment hallway in 2014 were sentenced Friday.
Chauncey Ingram and Sayvon Thompson were accused in the murder of 19-year-old Jefferey Adams. Adams was found shot to death in an apartment hallway on McCullough Drive.
Chauncey Ingram,18, received 30 years consecutively for manslaughter and robbery.
Sayvon Thompson received 20 years for criminal facilitation to commit manslaughter and robbery.
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During the hearing, Ingram’s attorney’s talked about his troubled childhood.
Adams’ mother, Jessica Sweat, said that she will never get her son back.
“My son was shot down in the head twice by you, left in an apartment hallway where you went through his pockets… Poor you,” said Sweat.
Prosecutors say Adams had no idea he would be robbed when he met Ingram and 18-year-old Thompson at a Lexington Apartment.
“Something very telling came out of the facts in this case, that after the first shot, Jeffrey lay there crying for help and you say, ‘we can’t leave him like this,'” said Judge Pamela Goodwine.
Prosecutors say Ingram then shot Adams a second time, killing him. After that Ingram and Thompson left and got haircuts.
“He has two brothers, lots of friends that miss him everyday,” said Sweat. “My heart will never be the same.”
