Two brothers, Deshawn and Tyler Stafford, are scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon to be sentenced for their role in 17-year-old Akron high school student Ethan Liming's death last summer.
News 5 livestream event Liming died from a head injury during a fight with the brothers after he and his friends shot gel pellets at them from a toy gun while they played basketball outside the I Promise school in Akron.
The two brothers claimed self-defense under Ohio's Stand Your Ground law. According to police, two of Liming's friends got out of Ethan's car and used an Orbeez toy gun to shoot gel pellets at the basketball players, including the brothers. Police said as the fight continued, Liming was punched, fell and hit his head on the pavement, which caused his death, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner.
Last month, a jury found the siblings guilty of assault and aggravated assault after deliberating for two days. They were found not guilty of one count of involuntary manslaughter. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on another involuntary manslaughter charge against Deshawn Stafford; a mistrial was declared for that charge.Deshawn Stafford is facing up to two and a half years behind bars. His brother, Tyler Stafford, is facing up to six months.
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