LOS ANGELES – A parody of the murderer of 81-year-old philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of a legendary music executive, was sentenced Tuesday to 190 years in a California prison.
Aariel Maynor, 30, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in Los Angeles Superior Court last month and admitted he used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle to shoot Avant at home. her home in Beverly Hills on December 1 and fired multiple shots at her security. guard as he flees.
Avant is married to Clarence Avant, the Grammy Award winner dubbed the “Godfather of Black Music” for mentoring and helping the careers of artists including Bill Withers, Little Willie John, LA Reid, Babyface , Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Maynor shot Jacqueline Avant in the back when she surprised him after he broke into the couple’s home in a burglary he hoped to steal $50,000, prosecutors said. After fleeing the scene, he broke into a home in the Hollywood Hills and then accidentally shot himself in the foot while leaving.
Avant has used her money for charities that help low-income neighborhoods like Watts and South Los Angeles. She has been on the board of directors of the Center for International Students at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Clarence Avant, 91, a promoter and concert manager, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year.
Prosecutors said Maynor sought information about Clarence Avant and the couple’s address the day before the murders occurred.
Maynor showed no remorse for the murder, bragging to a friend on a prison phone about all the news stories about him and laughing, according to a court document filed by Deputy Attorney General Victor. Avila submitted.
“You think my mother saw that?” he asks.
“I don’t know, but it’s not fun,” said the woman, who did not want to be named. “Why are you funny? It’s someone’s life. It’s someone’s family member. “
The Avants have been married for 54 years and have two children, Alexander Du Bois Avant and Nicole Avant, a film producer and former US ambassador to the Bahamas, who is married to Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.
Following Jacqueline Avant’s death, former Presidents Bill Clinton, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Quincy Jones paid tribute to her and her philanthropic work.
Maynor, who is being pardoned for a second robbery, bragged to a friend while in custody that he expected a shorter sentence because prosecutors were not seeking life without amnesty.
“I will get out of prison. Maybe I’ll do like 20 … 25, get out, you feel me? ” he say.
According to County Attorney George Gascon, the office was not seeking an allegation in the special case that the murder was committed during a burglary, which could result in a life sentence without parole.
Instead, prosecutors sought an enhanced punishment under the Three Strikes law, where a violent or third felony felony can lead to a life sentence.
