CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man will spend up to 40 years in prison for the shooting death of a teenager.
Christopher Burten, 28, of Huntington, was sentenced Wednesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court in connection with the murder of J’Shaad Jones, 18.
The shooting happened on New Year’s Eve of 2015 in front of the Kickback Lounge on Charleston’s West Side.
A judge also sentenced Marlon Rush, 38, to five years for accessory after the fact and an additional five for being a recidivist.