A South Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting and robbery of a man in North Miami Beach, officials confirmed Monday.

Jurors found Marcuss Ealy guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Malcolm Johnson Jr. during his October 2025 trial.

During Ealy's sentencing hearing, Johnson's mother, Donna Saddler, asked Judge Cristina Miranda to give Ealy the maximum sentence.

"You killed my son," Saddler said in court. "Then, you and your girl posted it on Instagram and stuff like he wasn't nothing. Who does that?"

Surveillance video captured the North Miami Beach murder

In May 2023, North Miami Beach officers were called to NW 107th Street and NW 3rd Avenue in response to a shooting.

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