Posted on 05/04/2005 6:30:49 PM PDT by ambrose
Man gets 35 years for murdering 15-year-old lover
May 4, 2005
BY STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporter
A Chicago man who murdered a teenage boy he was having sex with was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday.
Cook County Judge Rickey Jones handed down the sentence the same day William Gaston, 34, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Marquie Davis.
In September 2001, Gaston had been having a relationship with Davis for several months, prosecutors said.
At some point, Davis said he wanted to date other people, and the two argued about it.
Shot in face
On Sept. 24, 2001, Davis and Gaston were walking in the 3600 block of West Grenshaw when Gaston, carrying a 9mm pistol, found a secluded spot and shot Davis three times in the face, according to prosecutors.
Gaston then made his way to Garfield Park on the West Side and tossed the handgun into a pond.
At some point, authorities said, the victim's mother called Gaston and wanted to know the whereabouts of her son.
Gaston then called police and offered to help in the investigation.
But shortly after being questioned by police, Gaston allegedly admitted to killing Davis, prosecutors said.
Gaston faced as much as 60 years in prison had he gone to trial and lost.
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