Murder charge dropped in San Antonio for one of five accused of killing 4-year-old in 2017 drive-by
Todd Anthony Hill, 35, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in exchange for dismissal of a murder charge in the death of De’Earlvion Whitley, age 4, in a drive-by shooting in 2017.A murder charge has been dismissed against one of five San Antonio men accused in the killing of a 4-year-old boy in 2017.
Todd Anthony Hill, 35, pleaded guilty last week to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to eight years in prison, online court records indicate. In exchange, the Bexar County District Attorney's Office dismissed murder and deadly conduct charges against him. The shocking death of Little Earl, a happy, lively child who loved to dance, shocked the entire city in the summer of 2017.
Little Earl was shot in the head, and his mother, Cyntwanishsa Whitley, sustained two gunshot wounds to her legs. She survived.
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