15-Year-Old Sentenced to 100 Years Over Gang-Linked Shooting Death

(Jo’Majze Larry. Photo by ABC News)

Jo'Majze Larry, a 15-year-old boy from Indiana, has been sentenced to 100 years in jail for his role in a 2025 gang-related shooting that killed one woman and injured two more.

Larry was sentenced by Judge David Happe in Madison County on Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of murdering 26-year-old Dayla Swain, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.

Prosecutors said Larry, a member of the Mickey Cobra Nation (MCN) gang, was among four suspects involved in what was meant to be a hit on a witness to a 2023 homicide.

Instead, Swain, who was not the intended target, was fatally shot outside Sonny Ray's nightclub in Anderson, Indiana, on February 2, 2025.

Another woman was wounded by gunfire, while a third was injured after being struck by a vehicle fleeing the scene.

Larry received 50 years for Swain's murder and an additional 50 years after admitting to an enhancement charge for participating in a criminal organisation.

His co-defendant, 19-year-old Rashawn Samuels, was sentenced to a total of 125 years in prison, comprising 62½ years for murder and another 62½ years tied to the gang-related enhancement.

He was also convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

A third defendant, Kyree Craver, 19, was previously sentenced to 90 years in prison for Swain's murder, while a fourth suspect remains awaiting trial.

According to prosecutors, the failed attack was linked to the 2023 killing of 15-year-old Jullian Craig during an attempted armed robbery.

Donavan Harris, 20, was convicted of Craig's murder in June.

Because Larry was under 18 at the time of the crime, Indiana law allows him to seek a judicial review of his sentence after serving at least 20 years, without requiring the prosecutor's consent.