By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A shocking murder case in which a St. Joseph teenager was killed near the St. Joseph REC Center has concluded with the final defendant receiving the exact 30-year prison sentence received by his accomplices.
After entering a guilty plea earlier, 18-year-old Teontre Kirby of St. Joseph, learned his fate this week.
Kirby, along with 19-year-old Jackson Lee Griffith of Country Club and 17-year-old Kaden Wilfong of St. Joseph, confessed to the killing of 15-year-old Carter Smith in June of last year. All three pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. All three have been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Authorities discovered Smith’s body at the intersection of 28th and Commercial Streets, near the REC Center June 15th, 2023.
A search of Wilfong’s home turned up bloody clothes and guns related to the fatal shooting. Officers also found Smith’s bag in Wilfong’s residence.
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