A 15-year-old Indiana boy has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in a gang-related shooting that killed a woman and injured two others in 2025.
Jo’Majze Larry, of Anderson, Indiana, received the sentence Wednesday during a hearing before Madison County Circuit Court Judge David Happe.
Larry was one of four Mickey Cobra Nation (MCN) gang members charged with the murder of 26-year-old Dayla Swain.
Prosecutors said Swain was killed on February 2, 2025, outside Sonny Ray’s nightclub in Anderson, a suburb of Indianapolis. The shooting allegedly happened during a failed attempt to kill a witness linked to another homicide.
Two other women were injured. One was shot, while the other was hit by a vehicle fleeing the scene.
Larry and 19-year-old Rashawn Samuels were tried together and convicted by a jury on June 30, according to the Madison County District Attorney’s Office. Both later admitted to an enhancement charge for being members of a criminal organisation.
Happe gave Larry 50 years for Swain’s murder and another 50 years for the enhancement, totaling 100 years.
Samuels received 125 years — 62 and a half years for murder and 62 and a half years for the enhancement.
“Indiana law recognizes that criminal organizations can pose a greater threat to public safety because they coordinate criminal activity, recruit others to participate in crime, and often commit offenses for financial gain or to further the goals of the organization,” prosecutors said.
Both were also convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Another defendant, 19-year-old Kyree Craver, was convicted separately and sentenced to 90 years on July 9. A fourth defendant is expected to go on trial later this year.
Prosecutors linked the shooting to the 2023 killing of 15-year-old Jullian Craig during an attempted armed robbery. Donavan Harris, 20, was convicted of Craig’s murder in June.
Prosecutors said Craig’s killing led Larry, Samuels and other gang members to target a witness. But the plan went wrong when Swain, who was not the intended target, was killed outside the nightclub.
Since Larry was 15 at the time, Indiana law allows him to seek a judicial review after serving at least 20 years. His sentence could eventually be reconsidered.
