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Man convicted of retalliation killing is sentenced to prison
DAYTON — A Dayton man convicted of gunning down another man in retaliation for his brother’s slaying was sentenced Wednesday, March 4, to 36 years to life in prison.
Antonio M. Alford, 26, was convicted of murder and other charges Feb. 27 after a four-day trial before Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Barbara P. Gorman.
LaQuan S. Sanford, 26, was killed May 11. Investigators said Alford incorrectly believed Sanford was a family member of the person who shot him and his brother, killing his brother.
“You were wrong, Mr. Alford, wrong in thinking that revenge would make the hurt go away,” said Gilbert Frazier, stepfather of LaQuan A. Sanford. “You gained nothing because your brother’s real killer is still out there.”
Frazier wept as he made his victim impact statement, but Alford taunted him, yelling “I’ll be back, on appeal,” until sheriff’s deputies grabbed him and placed a Taser on him.
Alford then told Sanford’s family that he was not Sanford’s killer. But Gorman said that the jury had found him guilty, and that he continued to show “total disrespect” for Sanford’s family, to life, and to the law.
“You chose to kill a innocent person in some kind of twisted sense of revenge,” Gorman said.
Alford was also convicted of felonious assault, being a felon in possession of a weapon and tampering with evidence. The jury acquitted Alford of one count discharging a weapon upon or over a public highway. The jury also approved the firearm specifications to the counts Alford was convicted of. Those specifications added three years to his sentence.
Alford’s brother, Maurice N. Alford Jr., 26, was killed in an early morning drive-by shooting on Feb. 24 on the Third Street Bridge near Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. Antonio Alford was with his brother and was shot several times in the arms and torso as the two drove home from Club Cream, 80 N. Main St. in Dayton.
Frazier said he was sorry for the loss of Maurice Alford’s life, but that by killing Sanford, Antonio Alford merely caused another family to feel the same hurt and loss.
“You have the mark of Cain forever on your forehead,” Frazier said as Alford taunted him. “I will be praying for you.”
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By painfultruth
March 4, 2009 3:17 PM | Link to this
Just one more worthless street punk the citizens of Ohio will have to support. Either welfare or jail, the working population pays the cost of these scumbags. Fire up the electric chair, and let’s rid society of this continual waste of OUR MONEY to support the underclass criminals! Better yet, grind them up (alive, preferably) and turn them into fertilizer. That way, they actually could contribute something!By Ms D
March 4, 2009 3:34 PM | Link to this
I agree with painfultruth, this man killed another man based on incorrect information… how stupid?!By HEY Cumbag say that to my face!
March 4, 2009 3:53 PM | Link to this
Get off your high horse and say that to my face!By painfultruth@att.net hides behind his pc!
March 4, 2009 3:56 PM | Link to this
Who are you? You have no real input here at all. You just come on here and run your mouth!By Im going to the police painfultruth!
March 4, 2009 4:05 PM | Link to this
I’ve got your ip address now. You cannot just come on here and say whatever you want. You will be held responsible!By JD
March 4, 2009 5:49 PM | Link to this
Another low life nothing, going to prison…. Who really cares anyway? Let him rot in prisonBy jeb
March 4, 2009 6:56 PM | Link to this
I’m with you painful truthBy James
March 5, 2009 6:10 AM | Link to this
Another ghetto racist murderer in Dayton. How did we get so many Racist Republicans, and Ghetto racist black murderers together in Dayton. Where did this city go wrong?By Racist Rep. = painfultruth
March 5, 2009 7:22 AM | Link to this
Nice scurry painful. When confronted man to man you run and hide. You’re a joke! Why dont you go look in the mirror, shave your dogs butt and teach it to walk backwards, loser!By Just another punk a*s----> painfultruth
March 6, 2009 8:05 AM | Link to this
Funny how this dude ran off at the mouth a few days ago. We dont hear anything now!By Darell
March 12, 2009 9:26 PM | Link to this
Lord what has happen to my home town, has everybody lost their minds,God please help them, watch over these young people in Dayton.