An 18-year-old woman who brought a boy who was in love with her For a horrible death he was convicted of murder and now faces death behind bars.
Keona Mouton18-year-old Delindsey Mack, 18, was found guilty Tuesday and charged as an adult in the November 2018 shooting death of 18-year-old Delindsey Mack. She was the latest suspect in the heinous murder of the promising teen.
Investigators said Mouton, who was 16 at the time, knew Mack liked her and left school with him as part of a trap. After receiving a text message from 19-year-old Kendrick Johnson, she lured him to a specific location where he was shot seven times.
Prosecutors from the district attorney’s office said they believe Mouton helped plan the killing before Mack was shot dead by Johnson, described as the mastermind behind the attack. Fox 26 Houston reported.
Mack had transferred to Lamar High School in the River Oaks area after escaping gang violence at Yates High School, about 20 minutes away, to be in a safer environment.
Keona Mouton, 18, was found guilty Tuesday and charged as an adult in the heinous shooting death of 18-year-old Delindsey Mack on Nov. 13, 2018.
Delindsey Mack had transferred to Lamar High School in River Oaks after escaping gang violence at Yates High School to be in a safer environment.
In August 2019, Mouton was arrested on a murder charge.
Johnson, who was 19 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced in 2021 by a jury and received a life sentence. The getaway driver, Dave’on Thomas, 18, was also convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Investigators said they believed Mack belonged to a rival gang from the Third District.
At the time of his sentencing, Johnson had participated in at least seven murders.
Houston District Attorney Kim Ogg said: “It’s hard to believe someone so young could be so cruel, but the evidence showed he loved to kill and our streets and social media were his playground.”
“He seemed to be striving to achieve celebrity status in the gang world by killing as many people as possible.”
Kendrick Johnson was convicted of the 2018 murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Dave’on Thomas sentenced to 50 years for gang murder
Mack’s distraught father shared that his son was a standout athlete and played football at Yates.
She explained that her son had an “alternate personality” on social media and acted like he was a gang member out of fear, but that could have made him a target. KHO News reported.
The family’s pastor, Pastor DZ Cofield, said Mack’s parents had no idea their son was posting on social media.
“Delindsey wasn’t a gangster, I called him Baby Huey. He was a sweet boy,” the pastor said.
“He wanted to be tough. He knows a lot of tough people growing up in the inner city… but in terms of those relationships being a part of his life and shaping his character, that’s not the kind of kid he was.”
Mack was affectionately known as ‘Poppy,’ his grandmother Dell Tatum told KHOU 11 News
“Before, there were times in my life where someone had to do something to a person physically,” Mack’s father shared. “But these simple words and images have brought this to this point. It’s a sad day.”
His grandmother, Dell Tatum, told KHOU 11 News that Mack was affectionately known as “Poppy.” She said her son was set to graduate in December 2018, a month after he was killed.
Mack’s grandmother, Dell Tatum, told KHOU 11 that the grandson everyone called “Poppy” would have graduated a month after he was shot.
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