NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — One of the four teens charged in the fatal carjacking of Linda Frickey had a sentencing appeal denied in court on Wednesday, March 6.
On March 21, 2022, four teens approached 73-year-old Frickey’s vehicle, forced her out, drove off with her arm caught in a seatbelt and dragged her for at least a block. Police found her car at the intersection of North Dumaine and North Dupre streets hours later.
Three of the teens, Briniyah Baker, Lenyra Theophile, and Marquel Curtis, accepted plea deals for attempted manslaughter on Nov. 20, 2023.
The final suspect, John Honore, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a unanimous jury on Nov. 27, 2023.
Honore was later sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
On Wednesday, Honore’s attorneys attempted to appeal that sentence. They claimed the state failed him, leading him to commit the crime.
Judge Kimya Holmes denied the motion, stating it’s a mandatory sentence.
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