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Man gets 15 to life for daylight murder

by M. Dilworth • May 9, 2014

Brandy "Brandon" Houston (top right) was found shot to death around 1 p.m., Nov. 29, 2012, near Coach's Sports Bar & Grill on the 43000 Block of Gadsden Avenue in Lancaster.
Brandy “Brandon” Houston (inset) was found shot to death around 1 p.m., Nov. 29, 2012, near Coach’s Sports Bar & Grill on the 43000 Block of Gadsden Avenue in Lancaster.
Joshua Lockett was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for Houston's murder.
Joshua Lockett was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for Houston’s murder.

LANCASTER – One of three men found guilty in connection with the 2012 shooting death of a Lancaster man was sentenced in an Antelope Valley courtroom Friday.

After firing his public defender, Joshua Lockett represented himself at the court hearing and was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison.

Lockett’s co-defendants, Terrell Henderson and Randy “Bam” Sullivan, also fired their attorneys Friday and are now representing themselves. Sentencing for Henderson and Sullivan was postponed until June 27.

Lockett, 21, Henderson, 22, and Sullivan, 36, were found guilty April 3 of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Brandy “Brandon” Houston.

Houston, a new father, was shot 12 times during an afternoon street brawl on Nov. 29, 2012.
Houston, a new father, was shot 12 times during an afternoon street brawl.

Houston, 21, was shot 12 times during an afternoon street brawl near Coach’s Sports Bar in Lancaster on Nov. 29, 2012.

Lockett, Henderson, and Sullivan were involved in the street brawl, but none of them shot Houston.

During the 21-day trial, prosecutor Jon Hatami successfully convinced the jury that the three defendants were responsible for Houston’s death because they brought the shooter to the scene, instigated the fight that ended in Houston’s death, and then left the scene with the shooter. (Read more here.)

The shooter still hasn’t been identified.

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Trial opens for 3 charged in daylight murder

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety

5 comments for "Man gets 15 to life for daylight murder"

  1. John says

    May 13, 2014 at 10:53 am

    The prosecutor proved to the jury that the three men created the circumstances that resulted in the killing of Mr. Houston. Punishable with 15 years to life in prison.

    Justice has been served were it concerns these three men.

    I am sure the shooter will be charged with first-degree murder when he is caught.

  2. justiceornot says

    May 12, 2014 at 8:07 pm

    Not sure if justice was served here. All this guy did was get into a street brawl.. he may not have known a gun was going to be used. The shooter might not have even told the others he had a gun.

  3. Nancy P says

    May 12, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    When they act as their own attorney, do they have access to the witness list and names of people who called in tips?

  4. awww! says

    May 12, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    By them firing there free lawyers, that just tells you there guilty!

  5. Wtf?? says

    May 12, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Only 15 Years to life for taking someone else life. SAD

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