AP/Lang
1/7/22
A 46-year-old Iowa City man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing another man during a drug robbery.
Before he was sentenced Friday, Reginald Little of Cross Park Avenue told the family of the victim, 21-year-old Kejuan Winters, that he was not guilty of killing their son. Winters was killed in April 2020 when Little and two others attempted to rob him of drugs and money inside Winters’ Broadway Street apartment.
Prosecutors said Little, 23-year-old Durojaiye Rosa of Broadway Street and 33-year-old Patrick Bland of Rockford, Illinois hadn’t planned to kill Winters. But he was fatally wounded when a struggle broke out at Winters’ apartment. Winters’ two children and girlfriend were inside the residence at the time he was shot.
Rosa reached a plea agreement that calls for 17 ½ years of mandatory prison time for 1st degree robbery, 1st degree burglary and voluntary manslaughter. He could be sentenced to up to 50 years in prison at a March 4th hearing.
Last month Bland pleaded guilty to charges of 2nd degree robbery, 1st degree burglary, voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was given a 60-year prison sentence and must serve at least 20 years behind bars before being eligible for parole.