2 Akron men plead guilty in connection with murder of 6-year-old girl

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two Akron man have pleaded guilty for their role in the murder of a six-year-old girl in 2020.

Marviya Jones was in a car near Copley Road and Orlando Avenue on Sept. 10, 2020 around 1:15 p.m. when she was shot. The little girl died from her injuries on Sept. 22, 2020.

Akron police said Marqualle Clinkscales and Corey Jemison were shooting at each other from separate vehicles and Jones was inside Jemison’s car.

Five other children were also inside the car with Jones. One child suffered a graze wound.

Jemison pleaded guilty last Friday to murder and Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tammy O’Brien sentenced him to 16 years to life in prison.

On Monday, Clinkscales pleaded guilty to murder and Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tammy O’Brien sentenced him to 16 years to life in prison.

Clinkscales was also designated as a violent offender.

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