A Hamilton County man was sentenced to 16 years in prison in connection with a fatal shooting in 2021.
Jacorey Owens, 28, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and employment of a firearm during a dangerous felony for intentionally killing Tawon Billups, a judgment document shows.
Owens was initially facing a second-degree murder charge, but the state chose not to move forward with prosecution as part of a plea deal, the judgment states.
He was sentenced Monday to six years for manslaughter and 10 years for employment of a firearm, and his prison terms will run back-to-back.
Billups, 21, was found suffering from a gunshot wound Oct. 23, 2021, according to a Chattanooga Police Department statement released at the time of the incident.