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Darnell Bays, 30, sentenced to 40 years for killing Michael Hodges Jr., 29, in a 2023 liquor store shooting, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and gun charges.
Darnell Bays, 30, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and gun charges in the 2023 fatal shooting of Michael Hodges Jr., 29, outside a Cedar Rapids liquor store.
Bays, who claimed self-defense, admitted to shooting Hodges five times during an alleged drug deal, but prosecutors said they couldn’t prove premeditated murder due to lost evidence and a key witness.
The Linn County Attorney’s Office called the plea deal the strongest possible outcome, while Hodges’ family criticized it, calling the killing intentional and expressing grief over the loss of a trusted, kind man.
Bays must serve at least 13 years before parole eligibility.
Darnell Bays, de 30 años, sentenciado a 40 años por matar a Michael Hodges Jr., de 29, en un tiroteo en una licorería en 2023, se declaró culpable de homicidio voluntario y cargos por armas.