Mich. man who shot son after teen admitted molesting young girl convicted of 2nd-degree murder

Murder conviction for Mich. man who shot son, 15

DETROIT — A Michigan man who shot his 15-year-old son to death after the teen admitted molesting a 3-year-old girl has been convicted of second-degree murder.

Jamar Pinkney Sr. of Highland Park was convicted Thursday in the Nov. 16 death of Jamar Pinkney Jr.

The elder Pinkney’s attorney has said the father became enraged after his son’s admission and couldn’t control himself when witnesses say he forced the teen to strip, marched him to an empty lot and shot him through the head.

The second-degree murder verdict means Pinkney will be eligible for parole.

Defense attorney Corbett Edge O’Meara says the 37-year-old Pinkney never expected to be exonerated.