Guilty Plea in Secoriea Turner Case: Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Role in 2020 Shooting of 8-Year-Old Girl

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On October 25, 2023, Jerrion McKinney, 28, pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2020 shooting of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, avoiding a jury trial set for the following week. McKinney received a 40-year sentence, with 20 years to serve, after entering Alford pleas to aggravated assault, gang, and weapons charges. The shooting occurred near a blockade at a Wendy's in Atlanta, where Turner was struck while in a vehicle driven by her mother's boyfriend; prosecutors believe another defendant, Julian Conley, was responsible for the fatal shots and is set to go to trial soon.