FAIRBORN — A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted in the shooting death and robbery of another man in Fairborn.
Rashawn Cochran, 26, pled guilty after killing Jarrell Plummer, who Fairborn police found lying in a corner of his living room with gunshot wounds on November 20, 2016, according to a release from Greene County Prosecuting Attorney David D. Hayes.
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The incident happened on 132 West Dayton Yellow Springs Road, Apartment 21.
Through the course of investigation, officers learned that Plummer was the victim of a robbery.
During the confrontation, Plummer was shot once in the chest and once in the head. Plummer was immediately transported to Soin Medical Center where he died as a result of his injuries, the release said.
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Cochran fled the scene before officers responded. He was a fugitive for over two years before being arrested on an active warrant, the release said.
On Monday, Cochran pled guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter with an attached firearm specification and aggravated robbery.
Upon Cochran’s release from prison, he will be on post-release control supervision for five years.
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