FLINT, Mich. — A 26-year-old Flint man convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 shooting death of a 6-year-old boy has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison.
DaVontrae Benton was convicted in March of killing Jonaries Holden after authorities say he fired a shot into a car during an argument with the boy's father over a $60 drug debt. The jury also found Benton guilty of four counts of assault with intent to murder and felony firearm in the Nov. 1, 2010, shooting.
Benton was sentenced Thursday to 31 years and 3 months to 50 years in prison. The Flint Journal reports (http://bit.ly/IsTs0M ) the boy's eighth birthday would have been Friday.
Benton was apologetic during the hearing, saying a "frivolous argument" led to the death of the child.
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