Man gets 40 years in murder of Flagler County teen

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A 20-year-old antheral pleaded blameworthy Friday greeting successful the 2019 execution of a Flagler County teenager, the State Attorney’s Office said.

Prosecutors said Marion Gavins Jr. was sentenced to 45 years successful the Florida State Prison. According to prosecutors, 40 of the years were for the first-degree execution charge, and different 5 years volition beryllium served consecutively for an onslaught of a corrections lawman which occurred portion Gavins was successful jailhouse awaiting the solution of the execution case.

In April 2019, Gavins was seated successful the backmost of an SUV arsenic Curtis Gray, an 18-year-old elder astatine Flagler Palm Coast High School who was a subordinate of the way team, approached the vehicle. Gavins said thing to Gray and past changeable him once, hitting him successful the abdomen, according to prosecutors. The State Attorney’s Office said that arsenic Gray collapsed to the ground, Gavins pointed a weapon astatine the driver, and together, they near the scene.

Gray died aboriginal that time astatine the hospital.

Gavins was arrested the pursuing day.