Repeat Offender Sentenced In Fatal Stabbing Over $10 Debt

A man was sentenced this week to 33 years in prison for killing a teen over a $10 debt.

David Thornton, 43, had been convicted of second-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon in the death of Jowan Henry, 17. In March 2014, he stabbed Jowan after an argument over money Thornton's girlfriend had promised the victim for doing chores.

An autopsy revealed the knife severed Jowan's aorta. Witnesses identified Thornton as the killer. He was convicted on another second-degree murder charge in 2006 and was released only three months before killing Henry.

“These senseless murders cannot and will not be tolerated,” said State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. “It is unfathomable that $10 could lead to the death of a 17-year-old boy.”