COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Three teens were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole Thursday for the 2024 shooting death of 16-year-old Dennie Henderson outside the Springhill Suites on Whittlesey Boulevard.

Ty’Quavious Richmond, 17, Patrick Montgomery Jr. 17, and Dereon Montgomery, 16, each received life with the possibility of parole, plus five additional years for possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

A Muscogee County jury found all three guilty Oct. 3, 2025, of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The trial began Sept. 29, 2025.

Investigation and arrests

Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the parking lot of the Springhill Suites on March 24, 2024. Henderson was fou

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