Richard Usher appears with his attorney Philip Sielski in a Hudsonville, Mich. courtroom Thursday, March 21, 2013 where he waived his pre-trial hearing on manslaughter and felony firearms charges. (Chris Clark | MLive.com)

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- A 19-year-old teen who killed a younger friend in a shooting tied to "Russian roulette," has been sentenced to three to 15 years in prison.

Richard Mack Usher said little before he was sentenced to prison before Ottawa County Circuit Court Judge Ed Post on Monday, Nov. 4.

"I am truly sorry about what happened. He was one of my brothers and he always will be in spirit," Usher said.

He was sentenced to two years in prison for using a firearm during a felony, and one to 15 years for manslaughter - death by weapon aimed with intent but without malice.

Usher shot 16-year-old Brandon Kuiper in the face in the basement of a Tallmadge Township home on March 6.

The two teens were in the basement with four other teens and police said beer and marijuana may have played a role in the shooting.

"There was some talk about a game of Russian roulette and, at one point, Usher took the gun and pointed it at the victim and shot him in the face," Ottawa County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Bennett said earlier.

Kuiper's mother, Jannie Kuiper, told the judge about the devastating impact her son's death continues to have on her family.

"He was the center of my life," she said. "Every single day I struggle."

"Because of (Usher's) choice, Brandon will never take driver's education, he will never graduate, never have a job or a family," she said.

"Brandon did not deserve to be killed," Kuiper said.

She described to the judge the moment she saw her son in the hospital, following the shooting. Doctors let her see his face.

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"I knew right then my son was gone," she said. "I was sick to the pit of my stomach."

Jannie Kuiper said she was comforted by the fact her son had so many people who cared about him.

Richard Usher in court on Monday, Nov. 4

Brandon Kuiper

"Brandon had many friends and family that loved him," she said. "It was amazing to me how many lives my son touched."

She said her son liked to camp and fish and listen to music, but also was a giving person. He gave away his used coats to others.

Kuiper read a letter from Brandon's brother, Brian Kuiper.

"He did not deserve this. How could someone do this to him? Brandon was all about peace and love," Brian Kuiper wrote.

Brian Kuiper told how he and his wife are expecting their first child and how his brother will not be around to see the baby.

"Not a single day goes by that I don't look at his picture and it breaks my heart," he wrote.

As part of Monday's sentencing, Usher also was ordered to pay $4,801 in restitution.

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