Reginald Everson sentenced to long prison term

YOUNGSTOWN — A 25-year-old man convicted of gunning down a teen on the South Side in 2008 will be a senior citizen before he is eligible to be released from prison.

Reginald Everson last month was found guilty of aggravated murder and a gun specification in the killing of 18-year-old Terrell Roland of East Avondale Avenue in Roland’s driveway in March 2008. He was also found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm because he committed the shooting while out on bond for an aggravated robbery at an Auto Zone, during which another man was killed.

Everson was attempting to shoot another man standing in the driveway with Roland, but missed hitting and killing Roland. Everson and the other man had been involved in an ongoing feud.

Everson appeared for sentencing on all charges today before Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Judge D’Apolito handed down a sentence of 30 years to life for the aggravated murder, five years for the gun specification and three years for the illegal possession of a firearm. The 38 years total on those charges must be served consecutive to the 10 years Everson is already serving for his involvement in the Auto Zone robbery.

Everson will be given credit for the 1,563 days he has spent in prison awaiting trial.

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