A jury gave him a break, and it cost an innocent man his life.
Deshawn Stafford punched Ethan Liming, and Ethan died in 2022.
Ethan's head hit the pavement.
The ME says the fall killed him.
But, according to witnesses, Stafford and his brother Tyler Stafford, 19, kicked and stomped Ethan on the ground.
Stafford was charged with murder.
The jury convicted him of aggravated assault.
They deadlocked on manslaughter.
He got 18 months. Ethan got a funeral.
In Dec. 2024, Stafford was out.
June 2025: He was charged with cocaine possession and got probation.
Oct. 5, 2025: Stafford then 23, chased Emahni Thomas, 23, down the street.
A shootout followed.
Tim Hutchinson, 25, a UA grad, was walking with a friend.
Hutchinson was shot in the head and killed.
Stafford pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, cocaine trafficking, and gun charges.
Sentencing is set for Dec. 18.
The jury let him off with 18 months, and now another innocent person is dead.
By 23, he was responsible for the deaths of 2 white people.
A 17 year old boy and a 25 year old college grad.