Overview
- Jamarion Hardiman, 21, was sentenced Tuesday to two to five years for weapon offenses, with an extra two years added for a felony firearm count served consecutively.
- Authorities say the plan unraveled on June 3, 2025, after deputies were alerted to a Snapchat post that warned of a planned shooting at the Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac graduation.
- Security video showed Hardiman and co-defendant Deahveon Whaley placing items under parked cars, which led deputies to hidden guns before any shots were fired.
- Deputies recovered a backpack holding a loaded 9mm handgun with a 40-round drum magazine and found a second firearm with an extended magazine under another vehicle.
- Whaley earlier pleaded guilty and, in March, received three years of probation with 90 days in a Michigan Department of Corrections boot camp and a tether, while the prosecutor said Hardiman escalated the fight by reaching for a gun.