Kenan Adams-Kinard pleaded guilty in Spokane, Washington, to beating 88-year-old Delbert Belton to death after a botched robbery.
Kenan Adams-Kinard, 16.
AP Photo/Spokane Police
Kenan Adams-Kinard entered the first-degree murder plea in a Spokane, Washington, court in exchange for having two lesser robbery-related charges dropped. He will now serve a 20 to 27 year sentence, with time already served.
Adams-Kinard and Demetruis Glenn were both 16 when they were charged with the beating death of 88-year-old Delbert Belton. The teenagers beat Belton with flashlights while he was in his car outside the Eagle Lodge bar after a botched robbery. He died the following day from his injuries.
This World War II-era photo provided by Heritage Funeral Home of Spokane shows veteran Delbert Belton.
AP Photo/Heritage Funeral Home of Spokane
The veteran had survived the battle of Okinawa and was known as "Shorty," because he was 5 feet tall. He was well loved in the community and people were outraged at the news of his death.
