DALLAS — A jury on Tuesday sentenced Darius Jamal Fields to 55 years in prison for masterminding the slaying of Shavon Randle, an innocent 13-year-old who was kidnapped and killed over a drug robbery in 2017.
The verdict came after about 2 1/2 hours of deliberation. The jury could have sentenced Fields to between 15 years to life in prison.
The same jury convicted Fields on Tuesday of engaging in organized criminal activity. Prosecutors told jurors that Fields was the kingpin of a lucrative drug business. Shavon’s kidnapping was in retaliation for $250,000 worth of stolen marijuana she had nothing to do with, prosecutors said.
