A Baton Rouge man was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week for killing a man and wounding two teens near his apartment complex last year.

Kevonta Kemond Williams, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter during a hearing Wednesday inside the 19th Judicial District Court, records show. He’d been indicted on charges of second-degree murder, convicted felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of attempted murder in the March 2024 slaying of 18-year-old Ke’Von London.

State prosecutors dismissed the weapons and attempted murder charges in exchange for Williams’ guilty plea. Chief District Judge Donald Johnson imposed the 30-year sentence on the manslaughter conviction, according to court records.

Two people were injured during the fatal shooting, which happened early the morning of M

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