Convicted killer Anthawn Ragan sentenced to life in prison

Miami-Dade jurors opt for life over death for convicted murderer of small-time dealer

A convicted murderer who escaped death row Thursday is facing death penalty again in the murder of a 10-year-old during a nail salon robbery in Miami-Dade.

Convicted killer Anthawn Ragan sentenced to life in prison

Jurors rendered a verdict Thursday afternoon in the penalty phase trial of convicted killer Anthawn Ragan. Leer en españolIt took about two hours for jurors to reach their decision to sentence Ragan to life in prison. Ragan was convicted of first-degree murder last month for the 2013 shooting of 21-year-old Luis Perez. Perez was gunned down at a North Miami motel. The same jury that convicted Ragan is who decided whether he should die for his cr…

Day Two in Court for Alleged North Miami Murderer Anthwan Ragan - Real News Now

The punitive stage of an ongoing courtroom battle entered day two involving the man thought to be behind an extended course of criminal activities in the region of North Miami. Notably, Anthwan Ragan stood convicted of first-degree murder on April the third owing to video evidence identifying him as the instigator and executor of a 2013 lethal assault on Luis Perez, a 21-year-old, within the enclosed area of a Motel 7 staircase. Moreover, Ragan …

Man convicted in 2013 North Miami motel murder avoids death sentence

A man convicted of ambushing and killing another man outside a North Miami motel back in 2013 in a shocking murder that was caught on camera has avoided the death penalty. Jurors on Thursday recommended Anthawn Ragan, 30, serve life in prison rather than face the death penalty, more than a decade after the killing. Ragan was found guilty last...