Teens get 12 1/2 to 25 years in Starbucks manager’s slaying
The three North Philadelphia teenagers convicted of causing the death of a Starbucks manager on a subway platform last year were each sentenced today to 12 and a half to 25 years in state prison.
Following an emotionally wrenching hearing in Common Pleas Court, during which the parents of victim Sean Patrick Conroy fought back tears describing the impact of loosing their son, Judge Jeffrey Minehart imposed the sentences.
Ameer Best, 18, and Nashir Fisher, 17 had been convicted in August of third degree murder and conspiracy. Kinta Stanton, 17, had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy. The three teens, along with two others who have pleaded guilty, cut classes at Simon Gratz High school on March 26, 2008 and took the subway to Center City. On a dare, they attacked Conroy, 36, as he was walking to the Starbucks store that he managed on Market Street near City Hall. The beating that the teens gave the victim triggered a fatal asthma attack.
