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By: Lisa Marchesoni

Posted: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:30 pm

A defendant who fled before being convicted of attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping in December was sentenced Friday to two terms of life without parole plus 20 years.

Although defendant Robert L. Adams wasn’t present, Circuit Court Judge David Bragg sentenced him to two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole.
Adams, 36, of Centennial Drive in La Vergne, was convicted of attempted murder of Darice Brown, who was shot and left for dead Dec. 17, 2007 on Beesley Road.

Jurors convicted him of especially aggravated kidnapping of Brown, conspiracy to commit kidnapping and aggravated robbery. He is considered a career criminal with convictions under his name and his alias,

Tracy Greer. A presentence report showed he was a member of the Black Gangster Disciples gang. Co-defendant Bryant Overton, 25, is serving a 60-year sentence at 100 percent. He must serve at least 46 years before being eligible for parole.

Co-defendant Kristie Ray pleaded guilty earlier. She was sentenced to four years state probation.

Kesha Adams’ hearing is pending.

Overton shot Brown multiple times the night of Dec. 15, 2007 off Beesley Road in the Blackman community. Brown, 30, of Bellevidere, used her elbows to crawl into the middle of Beesley Road for help.

During Overton’s trial, Brown testified she set up a cocaine deal between Overton, the Adamses and Ray with a man only known as “BI” who has not been identified. Afterwards, Overton shot her.

Dr. Richard Miller testified the injuries threatened Brown’s life. She suffered six gunshot wounds to her body in her abdomen, liver, left thigh, left leg, back and buttocks. Injuries to her liver, rectum and femur resulted in major surgeries.

Tagged under Darice Brown, Robert L. Adams

Member Opinions:

By: greaterhands on 2/12/10
Thank you Judge Bragg for throwing the book at them.

By: sschroeder on 2/13/10
Can you imagine how much it is going to cost to keep the convicted alive in prison for all that time?
Capital punishment could save us a lot of money.