Man gets life sentence for fatal robbery

Man gets life sentence for fatal drug robbery in central Florida

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Published On: Jan 14 2013 05:35:53 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for a drug robbery that led to one of his accomplices being killed.

A Volusia County judge sentenced 21-year-old Leroy Rashad Gadson on Friday after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder.

Authorities say Gadson and four other men tried to rob a drug dealer at a Holly Hill hotel in April 2011. A shootout followed between the robbers and the drug dealer's associates, leading to Gadson and 19-year-old Donnell Ellis being shot.

Gadson recovered from his wounds, but Ellis died.

Under Florida law, people who commit certain felonies, such as robbery, can be prosecuted for a death resulting from that felony.

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