Man convicted in high school student’s murder sentenced to life in prison
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A man that accepted a plea deal to first-degree murder in connection with a shooting that killed a high school student will spend life behind bars.
After condemning his actions, the judge sentenced Dekotis Thomas to life without mercy.
“Not always but often times and in my view, this is one of those cases past behavior is a reliable predictor of future behavior and I think in your case Mr. Thomas it is. And in your case your behavior has been and is and, in my view, likely will continue to be menacing. I believe in the best interest of justice for all the reasons I’ve articulated and in the interest of the protection of the public and in protecting society in my views sir it is best to permanently remove you from it.”
Thomas shot and killed Capital High School student KJ Taylor in April of 2021.
Taylor was a senior at Capital High School, set to graduate.
In addition to the murder of Taylor, Thomas was also indicted in the murder of Antwan Curnell. Officials say Curnell was killed in October of 2019.
Officials say the 2019 shooting and the shooting that resulted in the death of KJ Taylor were not connected.
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