SMITHFIELD, Va. (WAVY) — A 22-year-old man was sentenced to serve 45 years on several charges related to a 2019 homicide in Smithfield.
Court documents show that Rojawn Warren pleaded guilty to several charges on October 25, 2021, including first-degree murder. The charges stem from a 2019 homicide. He was sentenced almost a year to the day after his plea.
According to police, officers responded to a 7-Eleven at 603 W. Main Street at 10:52 p.m. on November 13, 2019 for a report of shots fired.
When they arrived on the scene, they located a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene, then later identified as 21-year-old Desmond Smith, of Smithfield.
Deputy Chief Matthew Rogers later said police were looking for Warren and had three warrants for his arrest.
He turned himself in several days later and was charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and discharging a firearm inside a building.
Warren was originally scheduled to be sentenced in February 2022 but it was pushed back to October 24.