Overview
- Judge Stephanie Porter sentenced Emmetson Zeah to two life-without-parole terms plus 70 years on Friday, May 22, 2026, for the February 2025 killings of Michael Robertson, 16, and Blake McCray, 15.
- Prosecutors told the court the motive was "payback" and relied on GPS from an ankle monitor, security-camera footage and witness statements to link Zeah to the bus-stop shooting.
- Zeah testified that he acted in self-defense, but the judge rejected that account during the January bench trial and found him guilty of first-degree murder and related charges.
- At the time of the shooting Zeah was on bail for a November 2024 home invasion and attempted stabbing and was required to wear an ankle monitor that recorded his location.
- The victims' families have filed a civil suit against the private company that supervised Zeah's ankle monitor, a development that raises questions about electronic-monitoring practices and oversight.