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.