DeKalb County man sentenced to life for rooming house murder
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A 22-year-old DeKalb County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a deadly shooting outside a rooming house in 2022.
On June 13, a jury found Sincere Rush guilty on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Prosecutors say the shooting happened on Nov. 28, 2022, at a rooming house on the 3300 block of Clifton Church Road.
That night, officers arrived to investigate a call and found 51-year-old Marcus Brandford lying in the carport with a gunshot wound to his torso.
Bradford's girlfriend, who was a renter at the home, told officers they were sitting in a car at the carport eating pizza when Rush came outside and confronted them over the noise.
When Bradford got out of the car to tell Rush they weren't being loud, Rush reportedly shot him.
Rush claimed that he killed Bradford in self-defense after he "approached him aggressively," but investigators say surveillance video showed a different story.
On Wednesday, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Tangela Barrie sentenced Rush to life in prison plus five years suspended.