On Wednesday, a Crittenden County jury found Lorenzo Allen guilty of first-degree murder and an enhancement for the use of a firearm in the commission of the crime.
Circuit Judge Randy Philhours followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Allen to an aggregate of 65 years imprisonment.
Allen was prosecuted for the October 29, 2022 murder of Donna Christley.
According to State Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood, on October 29, Allen broke into Christley’s house at approximately 10 p.m. and tried to lure her daughter out of the home.
When Christley convinced Allen to go outside to talk and did not allow him to come in again, he executed her on the doorstep of her carport, said Hagood. He then fired another shot into the living room of the home where he knew four minors, ages 4-12, and Christley’s twin daughters were.
Allen was also charged and convicted of terroristic act and six counts of aggravated assault on the victims in the home.
Memphis man found guilty of ‘executing’ 55-year-old West Memphis woman on her doorstep
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