Judge sentences Teona Brooks to 15 years to life for 2021 murder

Posted on 10/13/2023

Defendant: Teona Brooks

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mike Holbrook today sentenced Teona Brooks, 24, to at least 15 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Maurice Porter. Mark Wodarcyk and Seth Enlow, both assistant prosecuting attorneys with the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, prosecuted the case.

Brooks fatally shot Porter in the back of the head on July 22, 2021, while they were in the yard of an abandoned property in Franklinton. Brooks was eventually arrested in Chicago.

Brooks pleaded guilty to the charge of murder. Judge Holbrook issued a sentence of 15 years to life, crediting Brooks with the 533 days she already has served.