KANSAS CITY — A judge sentenced Felipe Reyna Jr, 32, the second defendant convicted in the murder of Charles Williams in July 2017 at a residence on the Eastside of Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
In April, Reyna pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action. A second defendant has already been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the death of Williams.
According to court records, on July 21, 2017, police found the body of 31-year-old Charles Williams in a residence in the 2500 block of Van Brunt Boulevard in Kansas City.
He had been shot with a shotgun and another weapon. Spent 9 mm shells casings were recovered at the scene. The Medical Examiner ruled it a homicide.
A witness stated several individuals had walked up the residence where the shooting occurred. One of those individuals was identified as the defendant. He was carrying a shotgun, the witness stated. Arguments also were heard before several gunshots. Then individuals ran out of the residence to their vehicles.
Another witness, who was at the scene when the homicide occurred, stated that the defendant shot the victim after they spoke in the front yard. The victim was animated but not threatening toward anyone.