Lorenza Barnette likely to spend rest of his life in prison

YOUNGSTOWN — Lorenza Barnette likely will never again walk the streets as a free man.

Barnette, 29, of Lora Avenue, was convicted of aggravated murder, kidnapping and arson in the Aug. 11, 2009, deaths of Jaron L. Roland, 20, of Fairmont Avenue, and his cousin, Darry B. Woods-Burt Jr., 19, of the city’s North Side.

Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court today sentenced the convicted killer to two consecutive life sentences plus an additional 211⁄2 years in prison.

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