Plea agreement reached in remaining Dove Drive shooting case
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A plea agreement has been reached with the final person accused in the 2023 Dove Drive shooting case, according to Tuesday court filings.
Ja’Shaun Barney, 21, of Columbia, was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, accessory to first-degree murder, accessory to first-degree assault, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of armed criminal action.
He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. His plea hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, April 2.
Seven people total were charged in the Dove Drive shooting. Barney is the only one accused who has not pleaded guilty.
Court documents say Deazes Turner, Deljuan Turner and Alqueze Jones shot and killed Deshon Houston from a white 2017 Ford Explorer driven by Barney, while Bryton Allen also shot at Houston from an Acura MDX driven by Damarkus Williams. The shooting occurred June 26, 2023, in the 3200 block of Dove Drive.
Court documents filed earlier this month say a second person was also targeted during the shooting.
Williams, 21, was given a 10-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections for a guilty plea in November to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder.
Deljuan Turner, 22, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. Jones, 22, pleaded guilty that same month to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Allen, 22, pleaded guilty in July 2024 to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to 20 years. He was also sentenced to four years in prison in an unrelated case where he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest in 2021.
Deazes Turner pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Jajuan Crockett pleaded guilty in May to second-degree murder, tampering with a motor vehicle, two counts of stealing and one count of tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.