Judge sentences Columbia man, 18, to prison in deadly shooting
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An 18-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in May 2024.
Cordero Riley Jr., 18, admitted to unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault in a plea deal with prosecutors in July that took a second-degree murder charge off the table.
Judge Benjamin Miller sentenced Riley to 15 years in prison for the weapon charge and another three years for assault.
Riley was charged as an adult last November with first-degree assault, second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in the death of Trevon Ashcraft, 18, in May 2024. Riley was 17 years old at the time of the shooting.
Police say security camera footage shows Riley with a gun in hand, ducking from bullets being fired from the road. Riley and another suspect shot at a black SUV down Boyd Lane, and during the exchange of gunfire, Ashcraft was killed, according to a probable cause statement.
Police say Riley told officers he did not know who he was shooting at, but they were 10 houses away. He also allegedly told police he continued to shoot the gun until it ran out of ammunition.
Two other suspects were also charged. Quanina Lakeitha Lambert was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree murder and hindering a felony prosecution. Lambert took a plea deal last month, pleading guilty to second-degree assault and child endangerment. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Jordan Jerodisiah Brantley was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree murder and armed criminal action. His trial is set to begin in May 2026.