20 yrs. in slay of Freeman grandchild
The deranged boyfriend of Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for fatally stabbing the aspiring actress in a PCP-fueled frenzy.
Lamar Davenport hung his head with his hands cuffed behind his back as the judge imposed sentence, calling his killing of 33year-old E’Dena Hines “violent, brutal” and “Shakespearean in its layers of tragedy.”
Davenport (photo) stabbed Hines 25 times in full view of witnesses on Aug. 16, 2015, in Washington Heights.
“He only stopped with the final plunge in the heart, which is where he left the knife. When the police arrived, he was still on top of her,” Justice Ellen Biben said.
“He did so fueled by God and demonic delusions of a PCPfueled psychosis.”
Davenport faced a maximum of 25 years in prison for firstdegree manslaughter.
The emotional hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court featured an apology by Davenport, 33, who began his remarks by recalling details of his rocky, drug-fueled relationship with Hines. Her favorite color was blue, her favorite flowers were peonies and her favorite author was Toni Morrison, he said. They had two cats named Hootie and The Blowfish, though they didn’t like the band.
“I don’t remember what happened. Everything reminds me of her,” he said. “I didn’t mean for this to happen. I couldn’t possibly want this to happen. I’m so sorry.”
Assistant District Attorney Christopher Prevost argued that Davenport had not accepted full responsibility, despite the remorse. He’d blamed the media and others for wrongly portraying him as a “monster,” the prosecutor said.
“The defendant ended her life in the most brutal and personal of fashion,” Prevost said. “He does not deserve lenience.”