1 of 2 teens who pleaded guilty in teen’s deadly shooting during drug deal to be sentenced Friday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to second-degree felony murder and armed robbery in the shooting death of another teen in Sandalwood last September will be sentenced Friday.
Bobby Dann, who was 15 years old at the time, Gabriel Waisanen, and Me’Kel Queen tried to rob a drug dealer, according to prosecutors.
Investigators found Queen fatally shot on Java Drive on Sept. 2.
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Prosecutors said the dealer, Joshua Roberts, shot and killed Queen and will not face any charges in his death. He was arrested on drug charges, however.
He told police he arranged the meet-up to sell pot through social media, investigators said.
Roberts told police one of the teens pointed a gun at him shortly after he arrived so he tried to drive off.
Dann was arrested a day after the shooting. Police recovered shell casings at the scene from two different types of guns.
Dann, who pleaded guilty in March, faces 10 to 16 years in prison for his role in the attempted robbery that led to the deadly shooting. His sentencing had been scheduled for Monday but was delayed.
Gabriel Waisanen has also accepted a plea deal. Investigators say he provided the gun the teens used when they tried to hold up the suspected drug dealer. He will be sentenced next week.
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