In 2022, a man will face up to two decades in prison after opening fire on a funeral in Brighton Heights.
Hezekiah Nixon was 16 years old when he and another teen were accused of a targeted incident outside the funeral of John Hornezes Jr., who was shot on Cedar Avenue and later died in a hospital.
Five people were shot outside the funeral, and another was injured while attempting to flee.
According to online court records, Nixon, who was tried in adult court, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to eight charges, including aggravated assault, prohibited firearm possession, reckless endangerment of another person, and animal cruelty. Several charges were dropped as a result of the plea, including attempted criminal homicide.
Nixon’s attorney, Casey White, tells Channel 11 that he was sentenced to 11 to 22 years.
Nixon and two others pleaded guilty in June to the August 2022 shooting death of Stephone Drayton. He was supposed to receive his sentence in this case on the same day that the trial for the funeral shooting was scheduled to begin.
