Sentencing of Mynisha defendants postponed in Victorville
The sentencing of two defendants found guilty in the gang slaying of 11-year-old Mynisha Crenshaw was postponed today in Victorville.
Michael Barnett Jr. and Sinque Morrison are now set to be sentenced Wednesday in Victorville Superior Court, said Deputy District Attorney Ron Webster. The delay was caused by a county Probation Department pre-sentecing report that was not received by the court at least five days before sentencing, Webster said.
At trial, Barnett was found guilty of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, conspiracy, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and related allegations, including a special allegation that the crime was committed to promote a criminal street gang.
Morrison was found guilty of first-degree murder and the rest of the charges as Barnett.
San Bernardino Police say the defendants were part of a group of armed gang members who went to an apartment complex near Mountain Avenue and Citrus Street in search of rival gang members on Nov. 13, 2005.
Some of the men fired weapons into an apartment where Mynisha and her family were having dinner. Mynish died after being struck once in the chest, while her older sister was seriously wounded in the arm.
The girls were unintended victims.
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