Treyci K’shon Neece, 20, of Clovis was sentenced to three years in prison for a shooting at the Skool House night club, 1700 East 4th Street.
Christopher Jones (initially identified by police as Christopher Ayers) was shot and killed outside the club in July of 2013. Neece pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
In February, Shaquille Maurice Cofer of Lubbock was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder.
Jaquan Antuan Ward of Lubbock was sentenced in April to 10 years of prison for aggravated assault. In May, Earl Jackson of Clovis pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and agreed to two years in prison.
Were those sentences too light? Assistant District Attorney Wade Jackson said there was a problem with the evidence in the case.
Jackson said, “There were a lot of weapons being fired. It appeared most of them were being fired in the air. But one round did hit Mr. Jones.”
On the night in question, a police officer heard 15 to 20 shots and responded to the Skool House. Jones had been in an argument with a group of men. He was found shot. Jones was taken to University Medical Center where he later died.
“We never could determine which bullet hit Mr. Jones,” Jackson said.
So, why did Cofer get more prison time than the others?
Jackson said, “We felt like Mr. Cofer was the most culpable because a bullet from his car was found in a car that would be an approximate location where Mr. Jones was. That’s why he received the most sentence.”
Jackson also said, “On the others, we never could determine if they fired at Mr. Jones.”
But firing a gun into the air near a person could still be considered aggravated assault. So, that’s why prosecutors were able to pursue charges against the other defendants.
Neece was the last defendant to be sentenced in the case. He gets credit for time already served in jail. He was arrested in July of 2013.
