A 19-year-old Brooklyn Park man, Shawn Kellin Goodloe, has been handed down a 12.5-year sentence for his role in the shooting death of a teen during a terrifying chase through Minneapolis streets last January. Goodloe, who reportedly acted as the getaway driver in the fatal incident that killed 15-year-old Dwayne Scott Dzubay-Percy, had previously entered a plea agreement that stipulated a prison term ranging from 128 to 150 months, reported by FOX 9.
Goodloe's defense attorney Bryan Leary had sought a shorter sentence, closer to 10 years, arguing that his client was "a useful idiot," lacking in the moral fiber to stop the car after the initial shots were fired, claiming "A better Shawn Goodloe, I believe, would have stopped the car after the first shot. Uh, I don't know anybody who has that strength of character. And it may be, it was too much to expect of Mr. Goodloe on that occasion," Leary said, according to FOX 9.
Goodloe's involvement was pinned down after a witness reported observing a silver van aggressively trailing the Kia moments before discovering Dzubay-Percy dead. Surveillance footage from a nearby gas station also showed both vehicles in proximity shortly before the deadly confrontation erupted, with officials noting that the van, allegedly driven by Goodloe, parked strategically with a clear sightline as if lying in wait for Dzubay-Percy to return to his vehicle, as per KSTP TV.
Goodloe will testify in Scott's trial, though his exact role in the lamentable events seemed to be largely a secondary, but complicit one. Despite his expected cooperation, and after being credited for time served, the defendant faces the next seven years in a correctional facility, followed by supervised release, an eventuality brought not only by his criminal actions but exacerbated by his contemptuous conduct afterward, as Brett Dzubay-Percy said, "It hurt. That just showed right there, they did not care. They killed my son at night and the next day, they were taking the balloons from his memorial and posting the pictures on Instagram," as stated in FOX 9.
