A teenager from New Orleans has been found guilty of the murder of Linda Frickey who had one of her arms ripped off during a violent carjacking in March of 2022. The jury convicted Honore in less than four hours and later received a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25. His accomplices accepted plea deals for manslaughter. Prosecutors did not offer Honore a plea deal.
Frickey, 73, was attacked by a group of teenagers as she was leaving a local business on March 21, 2022, around 1:30pm. They drove away with her still in the car, trapped by her seat-belt, until one of her arms was severed. This was one of the most brutal carjackings the city has witnessed. Three other teenagers Briniyah Baker, 17, Lenyra Theophile, 16, and Mar’Qel Curtis accepted plea deals for manslaughter and were sentenced to 20 years in prison. All four were apprehended after the police released surveillance footage of them on the day of the attack, one of the girls’ mothers took her to the police station after recognizing her in the footage.
Honore was convicted of second-degree murder and will now face a mandatory life sentence. His lawyers attempted to argue his case, claiming that he was an immature adolescent who lacked the capacity to comprehend the consequences of his actions.
He pleaded for mercy in a letter to Frickey’s family.
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