At the sentencing hearing Thursday for Timothy Carson, who at the age of 15 stabbed his estranged friend to death in a Bradford High School classroom, the family of the boy he killed offered both forgiveness and a window into their pain.
Carson, now 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide for the death of DezâJon Taylor. Carson admitted he had stabbed 15-year-old Taylor in the heart on April 25, 2017, after Taylor and two other boys confronted Carson in a Bradford study hall.
According to statements in court, the two boys had been friends but had a falling out. On the day of his death, during a passing period, Taylor and two friends walked into a study hall where Carson was assigned, closing the door behind them to lock the teacher out in the hallway. Taylor confronted Carson, punching him. Carson responded by stabbing Taylor once in the heart.
Teen gets 11 years in fatal stabbing of friend at Kenosha high school
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Timothy Carson in court (April 2017)
KENOSHA, Wis. - A defendant who was 15 when he fatally stabbed a friend in a Kenosha high school classroom has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
According to court documents, Timothy Carson had a falling out with Des Jon Taylor before stabbing him in the chest at Bradford High School in April 2017. Taylor collapsed in a hallway and died two days later at the hospital.
Stabbing incident at Kenosha Bradford High School
Carson, now 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide and will get credit for the nearly four years that he has spent in jail.
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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A defendant who was 15 when he fatally stabbed a friend in a Kenosha high school classroom has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
According to court documents, Timothy Carson had a falling out with Des’Jon Taylor before stabbing him in the chest at Bradford High School in April 2017. Taylor collapsed in a hallway and died two days later at the hospital.
Carson, now 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide and will get credit for the nearly four years that he has spent in jail.