Last week we told you about how the jury acquitted 29 year-old Glenford Ferguson Jr. of murder, but found him guilty of manslaughter. As we told you, in his trial Ferguson admitted to stabbing 27 year-old Koffi Beeks to death in February of 2017.
Today, he and his attorney, Bryan Neal, were allowed to present a mitigation plea on his behalf for Justice Troadio Gonzalez to consider while deciding his sentence. They called 4 character witnesses who testified in court about his life and personality before that incident. After careful consideration, Justice Gonzalez sentenced him to 22 years in jail, but subtracted the 7 years he's been behind bars awaiting trial. So, he will only spend 15.
As we reported, Crown Counsel Sheneiza Smith prosecuted the case and she called her main eyewitness who said that Beeks was eating in front of Mel's Bar in Ladyville on February 16, 2007. The witness testified that she saw when Ferguson Jr. grabbed Beeks in a "bear hug" from the back. He then pulled out a pen knife and stabbed him the left side of his neck. Beeks bled out, and even though he was rushed to the KHMH, he died from the blood loss while undergoing treatment.
Ferguson claimed self defense, saying that Beeks attacked him with a pint bottle, which forced him to stab him to protect himself.
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