JACKSON, MI - Knowing he would spend the rest of his life in prison, all Anthony Gelia could do was apologize to the family of the woman he killed in an exchange broadcast on Facebook Live.

"I never meant to hurt anyone. I deserve to do this time," Gelia said as he was sentenced, Wednesday, May 9, to serve life without the possibility of parole.

Gelia was convicted, March 26, of one count each of first-degree felony murder, first-degree home invasion and felony firearms for the shooting death of 26-year-old Brittany Southwell.

Jurors concluded Gelia, 20, kicked in the door of a house in the 400 block of Jefferson Street in Jackson on election night, Nov. 8, 2016, and fired several shots inside the home, one of which struck and killed Southwell.

"You may not have known there was someone behind the door, but you knew people were in the home when you started shooting," Circuit Judge John McBain said during sentencing.

"You will have a lifetime to reflect on what it took to take Southwell's life. You will spend the rest of your life in prison as a murderer."

The Facebook Live stream of the incident was played in the courtroom during Gelia's trial.

"(Southwell's) kids believe in monsters now because of this," said Michelle Swartz, Southwell's aunt. "I don't care if it was an accident. He had no right to take her from us."

Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka called Gelia's actions a clear case of felony murder, highlighting the benefit that jurors were in the unique position to watch a recording of everything leading up to and during the shooting.

The Facebook Live video showed Gelia making threatening remarks about police, passing motorists and people watching the stream, challenging them to come fight him all while he waved a handgun in front of the screen.

Near the end of the video, it showed Gelia kick in the door of the house and enter. Jurors couldn't see what happened next, as the recording was moving quickly, but they could hear several gunshots and screams alongside Gelia's voice.

Prior to sentencing, Gelia's attorney Andrew Kirkpatrick questioned why the prosecutor's office has yet to pursue charges against Ashley Boardman, who he claims is responsible for getting Gelia drunk and taking him to the home where he shot and killed Southwell.

"She got him drunk and lied to him to get him all worked up to do something about his brother who she was in a prior relationship with," Kirkpatrick said. "Had she stopped and took him anywhere else, we would not be here today."

Jarzynka said he is not currently pursing charges against Boardman, as she is in prison for unrelated charges. But he said he is keeping his options open to pursue charges later.

Southwell died from a single gunshot wound shortly after being taken to Henry Ford Allegiance Health for treatment. She was holding her infant child when she was shot, witnesses said.

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