Darnell Smith, 35, who goes by the name "Belo" as part of the Chicago rap group Do or Die, was charged in the November 2002 murder of Raynard Pinkston. Prosecutors said both Smith and Pinkston were involved in a quarrel about drug sales. Pinkston, 19, struck and threatened Smith, according to prosecutors. Smith then pulled out a gun and shot Pinkston, prosecutors said.
Smith was originally charged with six counts of first-degree murder. As part of a plea agreement, Smith will receive a 10-year prison sentence, of which he is likely to serve five years, according to Cook County Assistant State's Atty. Karen Kerbis. Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 8.
And yet people like Rev. Michael Pfleger are going to be protesting a local gun shop in a couple of weeks. A gun shop that's never been in trouble with the law. If Rev. Pfleger is so concerned about the sanctity of life, I'd think he'd be out in front of the Cook County Courthouse objecting to such a light sentence for murder.
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