On early Wednesday morning, Cyntoia Brown, who was convicted at age 16 of killing a 43-year-old Nashville man, finally walked out of prison after years of activists aggressively campaigning for her release. Brown had served 15 years of her life sentence before she was granted clemency.
In 2006, Brown was convicted of killing a 43-year-old real estate agent, Johnny Allen, who solicited her for sex at a Nashville Sonic restaurant. During her trial, Brown testified that she saw him reaching under the bed and assumed that he planned to kill her, so she...
In 2006, Brown was convicted of killing a 43-year-old real estate agent, Johnny Allen, who solicited her for sex at a Nashville Sonic restaurant. During her trial, Brown testified that she saw him reaching under the bed and assumed that he planned to kill her, so she...
- 8/7/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this month, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam granted clemency to Cyntoia Brown, who was serving a 51-year sentence for felony murder. Fourteen years ago, a teenaged Brown was prosecuted in Tennessee for shooting and killing a 43-year-old man who had solicited the 16-year-old Brown for sex in 2004. She said the act was self defense — the real estate agent had showed her his gun collection, and when they were in bed together, he reached for something that she believed to be a firearm, so she pulled her gun out of her purse and struck first.
- 1/28/2019
- by Kellie C. Murphy
- Rollingstone.com
Kim Kardashian is making a huge difference in prison reform once again, playing a key role in helping to get clemency for Tennessee inmate Cyntoia Brown. Cyntoia, imprisoned for 15 years for killing a man who was allegedly using her as a sex slave when she was 16, has just been granted clemency by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. She's set to be released on parole supervision Aug. 7. Kim recruited her attorney -- Shawn Holley -- to help Cyntoia's clemency campaign,...
- 1/7/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Cyntoia Brown was only 16 when she was sentenced to life in prison, and the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled this past week that she will have to serve 51 years before she could be eligible for release.
Brown was convicted of murder and robbery for killing 43-year-old Johnny Mitchell Allen in 2004 after he solicited her for sex and brought her to his home. Brown claimed her actions were in self-defense because she was afraid Allen was going to kill her.
Brown said she had run away from her adoptive family weeks before...
Brown was convicted of murder and robbery for killing 43-year-old Johnny Mitchell Allen in 2004 after he solicited her for sex and brought her to his home. Brown claimed her actions were in self-defense because she was afraid Allen was going to kill her.
Brown said she had run away from her adoptive family weeks before...
- 12/9/2018
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Endeavor Content has named William Lowery a senior associate in charge of film at its growing Nashville, Tennesse headquarters.
The former Apa content and finance strategist will focus on film financing, development and sales at the shop, keeping a specific eye on packaging deals out of the Southeast region of the country.
He’ll also oversee Endeavor’s business with Third Coast Content, a faith and family production company in which it invested earlier this year.
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At Apa, Lowery represented financiers and production facilities in addition to consulting for Pinewood Atlanta Studios, spearheading an agency sports partnership with Leigh Steinberg Enterprises and advising the Island of Cayman on its film festival. He also served as a talent manager and producer at Defy Media.
Lowery was recently appointed to sit on the board of directors for the Tennessee...
The former Apa content and finance strategist will focus on film financing, development and sales at the shop, keeping a specific eye on packaging deals out of the Southeast region of the country.
He’ll also oversee Endeavor’s business with Third Coast Content, a faith and family production company in which it invested earlier this year.
Also Read: Uber Executive Bozoma Saint John Named Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor
At Apa, Lowery represented financiers and production facilities in addition to consulting for Pinewood Atlanta Studios, spearheading an agency sports partnership with Leigh Steinberg Enterprises and advising the Island of Cayman on its film festival. He also served as a talent manager and producer at Defy Media.
Lowery was recently appointed to sit on the board of directors for the Tennessee...
- 8/9/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
The advocacy surrounding the case of Cyntoia Brown — the sex-trafficked teen serving a life sentence for murdering a man who solicited her — might help her obtain early release, a legal expert tells People.
University of Memphis professor Steve Mulroy tells People that Brown — the 29-year-old woman who, at the age of 16, murdered a 43-year-old man — could have her life sentence commuted by this time next year.
The decision to free her rests entirely with Republican Gov. Bill Haslam.
Haslam has been Tennessee’s governor since 2011, and his term in office ends after 2018.
“Usually, a governor will wait until the end...
University of Memphis professor Steve Mulroy tells People that Brown — the 29-year-old woman who, at the age of 16, murdered a 43-year-old man — could have her life sentence commuted by this time next year.
The decision to free her rests entirely with Republican Gov. Bill Haslam.
Haslam has been Tennessee’s governor since 2011, and his term in office ends after 2018.
“Usually, a governor will wait until the end...
- 12/7/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
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