Deonlashawn C. Simmons, 37, was sentenced to 105 years in prison, including firearm and habitual offender enhancements, for killing Takaylah Tribitt, records show.
Deonlashawn C. Simmons, 36, was convicted of shooting 14-year-old Takaylah Tribitt in the head at close range and leaving her body in a Gary alley in 2019.
Takaylah Tribitt had a rough life, but she made it 14 years surviving however she could, Deputy Prosecutor Douglas Shaw said. "She made it six days with Deon Simmons, and
Deonlashawn C. Simmons, 36, admitted in an interview played Wednesday for a jury that he spent time with homicide victim Takaylah Tribitt, 14, on Sept. 13, 2019. She was found