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Teen Sentenced For December South Linden Shooting

A Columbus teen charged with killing a 17-year-old boy following a fist fight has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in a plea bargain with prosecutors. The deal calls for Dezmond Childress to get a 15 year prison sentence for killing Jeremiah Harper. Prosecutors say the two met last December for a fight  arranged on social media. Video shows Harper and one of Childress' friends fighting before five shots are fired.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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