Two Jacksonville men face life in prison after they were convicted Tuesday of the 2016 murder of Jacksonville 22-month-old Aiden McClendon.
Henry Hayes, 19, and Kquame Richardson, 19, were each found guilty on all counts in a Jacksonville courtroom in the murder, which happened during an ongoing dispute between two rival gangs.
Sentencing will be announces on Aug. 6.
McClendon was shot on January 29, 2016 while riding in his car seat in his family's car
His grandmother and great-grandmother tearfully recounted on the witness stand the events of the murder.
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Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, July 3, 2018
#ANjaxBREAKING: Henry Hayes, 19, also GUILTY of first-degree murder & other charges for killing #AidenMcClendon. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/kbOWdcHSVK
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) July 3, 2018
#ANjaxBREAKING: Jury finds Kquame Richardson GUILTY of first-degree murder. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/0FmSpGgLUJ
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) July 3, 2018
#AidenMcClendon’s mother says she, too, will wait until after sentencing to do interviews. She told me, “I’m thankful that I finally got justice.” @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/OfXtXYn9Zb
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) July 3, 2018
.@JSOPIO on #AidenMcClendon case. @WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/YxPV7AjE6u
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) July 3, 2018
.@SAO4Florida release on Hayes, Richardson convictions. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/7UStlfNK2K
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) July 3, 2018
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