NJ
November 9, 2014
A Trenton man accused of fatally shooting a Hamilton woman in a drug deal gone bad was given his final plea offer from prosecutors Thursday.
Keyon Powell, 22, has two months to decide whether he will accept a 20-year sentence in the killing of Danielle Schrenk, 21.
Powell is accused of shooting Schrenk Feb. 3 after a group of people she was with tried to rob Powell of the marijuana he was trying to sell them.
Powell had negotiated the sale with the group inside a car, but they took the marijuana without paying and ordered him out, prosecutors have said. Powell pulled a handgun and fired twice, striking Schrenk once in the back, authorities said.
Schrenk was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton where she died a day later. Local law enforcement and the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Powell in Trenton two days after the shooting.
As they were leaving the courtroom, members of Schrenk’s family said they were disgusted with supporters of Powell, who wore shirts with his face along with the phrase “Justice for Keyon.”
Powell is scheduled to return to court Jan. 12.