Second Man Sentenced to 14.5 Years in 2023 Beverly Carjacking
Kenneth Merritt was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison for his role in a November 2023 carjacking in Beverly, Chicago police said.
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Second Man Sentenced to 14.5 Years in 2023 Beverly Carjacking
A second man who pleaded guilty to carjacking a woman in her own driveway in the Beverly neighborhood has been sentenced to 14.5 years in prison, according to ABC7 Chicago.
Kenneth Merritt was sentenced in connection with the Nov. 2, 2023 attack, in which two men assaulted the woman as she arrived home and took her car, Chicago police said. The case was adjudicated in district court, with Merritt found liable.
The other man involved, Damarri Conner, was also named in the litigation release. The sentencing of Merritt follows his guilty plea, as reported by ABC7 Chicago.
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