A 25-year-old Newark man was sentenced to five years in prison for the fatal shooting of Altariq Davis on March 20, 2014.
After almost two years, Dashawn Gibson, who pleaded guilty on Nov. 13 to a reckless manslaughter charge for killing Davis and a theft charge for stealing a car in an unrelated case, appeared in a Newark courtroom for his sentencing.
According to the plea agreement, Gibson must serve a little more than four years before becoming eligible for parole and will receive credit for nearly two years of time served.
Following Gibson's sentencing, his co-defendant, Hakeem Maloney, 35, of New Brunswick, received a three year sentence after he plead guilty on Nov. 13 to conspiracy to commit robbery.
Based on Maloney's plea agreement, he must serve about 2½ years before he becomes eligible for parole, and he will receive credit for nearly two years of time served.