Current:Home > NewsMan sentenced to life again in 2011 slaying of aspiring rapper in New Jersey-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Man sentenced to life again in 2011 slaying of aspiring rapper in New Jersey
lotradecoin holdings View Date:2024-12-26 02:13:06
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison again in the murder of an aspiring rapper authorities said was shot and killed before his body was set on fire in New Jersey a dozen years ago.
Randy Manning was convicted in a June retrial of murder, arson, desecration of human remains, and weapons offenses in the August 2011 death of Rhian Stoute, a 33-year-old Brooklyn man who performed under the name Kampane.
Prosecutors said Manning, a native of Trinidad and Tobago who lived in Englewood for a time, killed the victim in a vacant Englewood house and returned several hours later to set the victim’s body on fire. He then put Stoute’s body in an SUV he abandoned in Paramus, discarding evidence in sewers there and in Brooklyn, New York, where authorities later recovered it, prosecutors said.
Manning was originally convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2014, but an appellate judge ruled in 2020 that prosecutors hadn’t obtained a warrant before searching his cellphone’s records and location data, NorthJersey.com reported.
Assistant Prosecutor Gary Donatello said Manning could be seen on surveillance video joking and laughing with a gas station attendant hours after shooting the victim as he picked up a gas canister, a lighter and a pair of gloves — items that would be submitted as evidence during the trial.
“These are the actions of a cold-hearted killer,” Donatello said.
Bergen County Judge Gary Wilcox earlier this month called the killing an “abhorrent and horrible act” and said one of the things that stood out was a conversation Manning had with a detective in which he characterized Stoute as only being interested in women and money.
“He didn’t sound like he was talking about somebody that he loved. He sounded jealous and angry,” the judge said, NorthJersey.com reported.
Defense attorney Milagros Camacho argued for a sentence of only 30 years on the murder charge, saying her client maintains his innocence but that didn’t mean he wasn’t “remorseful” or “upset” about what happened.
veryGood! (475)
Related
- Rob Schneider seeks forgiveness from daughter Elle King after 'fat camp' claims
- The Lions might actually be ... good? Soaring hype puts Detroit in rare territory.
- Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Break Silence on Their Divorce and Speculative Narratives
- NASA tracks 5 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that will fly by Earth within days
- Walmart boosts its outlook for 2024 with bargains proving a powerful lure for the inflation weary
- Carmakers fail privacy test, give owners little or no control on personal data they collect
- Heat wave in Mid-Atlantic, Northeast forces schools to close, modify schedules
- Ukraine counteroffensive makes notable progress near Zaporizhzhia, but it's a grinding stalemate elsewhere
- NASA still hasn't decided the best way to get the Starliner crew home: 'We've got time'
- 3-legged bear named Tripod takes 3 cans of White Claw from Florida family's back yard
Ranking
- Ranking MLB jersey advertisements: Whose patch is least offensive?
- Georgia father arrested in 7-year-old son's death after leaving boy in car with brother
- Maryland officer suspended after video shows him enter back seat of police car with woman
- China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
- American Supercar: A first look at the 1,064-HP 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
- U.S. Air Force conducts test launch of unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from California
- Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss
- Carmakers fail privacy test, give owners little or no control on personal data they collect
Recommendation
-
Social media celebrates Chick-Fil-A's Banana Pudding Milkshake: 'Can I go get in line now?'
-
New York police agree to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 response
-
Nearly 145,000 Kia vehicles recalled due to potentially fatal safety hazard. See the list:
-
F1 driver Carlos Sainz chases down alleged thieves who stole his $500,000 watch
-
A slain teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity
-
One way to save coral reefs? Deep freeze them for the future
-
Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024
-
China’s premier is on a charm offensive as ASEAN summit protests Beijing’s aggression at sea