Overview
- Latrelle Rogers, 20, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of 17-year-old Edwin “Myzell” Arrington.
- Judge Robert Winkler imposed a 12 to 17.5 year prison term, which prosecutors described as the maximum allowed under the plea.
- A verbal clash between relatives after sentencing spread through the Hamilton County Courthouse, leading deputies to call for backup and issue multiple disorderly conduct citations.
- Judge Christopher McDowell said the disturbance disrupted other courtrooms and forced a temporary halt to morning hearings.
- Arrington’s mother rejected the plea and alleged her son was shot five times while trying to flee, while the sheriff’s office said it was not aware of any physical assault during the chaos.