Woman, 18, who led a smitten teen to his horrific death is convicted of his murder and now faces dying behind bars
An 18-year-old woman who led a boy who had a crush on her was convicted of murder and now faces the death penalty behind bars.
Keona Mouton18, was found guilty Tuesday and charged as an adult in the gruesome shooting death of Delindsey Mack, 18, in November 2018. She was the latest suspect in the gruesome murder of the promising teen.
Investigators said Mouton, who was 16 at the time, knew Mack liked her and went to school with him as part of a trap. After receiving a text message from Kendrick Johnson, 19, she lured him to a specific location where he was shot seven times.
Prosecutors from the district attorney’s office said they believe Mouton helped plan the killing before Mack was shot to death by Johnson, who has been described as the mastermind behind the killing. Fox 26 Houston reported.
Mack had transferred to Lamar High School in the River Oaks neighborhood after fleeing gang violence at Yates High School, about 20 minutes away. He was now in a safer environment.
Keona Mouton, 18, was found guilty Tuesday and charged as an adult in the gruesome shooting death of Delindsey Mack, 18, on Nov. 13, 2018
Delindsey Mack transferred to Lamar High School in River Oaks after escaping the gang violence at Yates High School to be in a safer environment
In August 2019, Mouton was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Johnson, who was 19 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to life in prison by a jury in 2021. The getaway driver, Dave’on Thomas, 18, was also convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Investigators suspected Mack was a member of a rival gang from Third Ward.
At the time of his conviction, Johnson had participated in at least seven murders.
Houston District Attorney Kim Ogg said: “It’s hard to believe that someone so young could be so violent, but the evidence showed he loved to kill and that our streets and social media were his playground.”
“It seemed like he was trying to gain fame in the gang world by killing as many people as possible.”
Kendrick Johnson was convicted of the murder in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison
Dave’on Thomas sentenced to 50 years in prison for gang murder
Mack’s distraught father said his son was an excellent athlete and played football at Yates.
He explained that his son had an ‘alternative identity’ on social media and acted like he was a gang member out of fear, but that this may have made him a target. I LOVE The news has been reported.
The family’s pastor, Pastor DZ Cofield, said Mack’s parents had no idea their son was posting on social media.
“Delindsey wasn’t a gangster, I called him Baby Huey. He was a soft kid,” the pastor said.
“He wanted to be tough. He knows a lot of tough people growing up in the inner city… but in terms of those relationships that were part of his life and shaped his character, that wasn’t the kind of kid he was.”
Mack was affectionately called “Poppy,” his grandmother Dell Tatum told KHOU 11 News
“There used to be a time in my day where someone had to physically do something to a person,” Mack’s father said. “But these simple words and images have brought it to this point. It’s a sad day.”
Mack was affectionately called “Poppy,” his grandmother Dell Tatum told KHOU 11 News. She said he was scheduled to graduate in December 2018, a month after he was killed.
Mack’s grandmother Dell Tatum told KHOU 11 that the grandson, who everyone called “Poppy,” was supposed to graduate from college a month after he was shot.