A man was found guilty in a deadly 2021 shooting at a Cobb County apartment complex, officials announced Friday.
Sony Lebrun, 37, was convicted of malice murder and felony murder in connection with the shooting of 23-year-old Eric Stone on Aug. 6 of that year. He was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 10 years.
That day, Cobb police received several calls about shots being fired at the Premier Apartments near Austell and that a vehicle had crashed into its gate, prosecutors recounted. When officers arrived, they found Stone in the vehicle with a single gunshot wound to the head. He was declared dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police they believed Lebrun was responsible since he and Stone were known to have had an ongoing dispute after a road rage incident, Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr. said in a statement.
GPS tracking data from Lebrun’s phone placed him at the scene that day, prosecutors said, and surveillance video from multiple nearby locations confirmed his presence there. He was arrested six weeks later.
“This conviction serves as a testament to the dedication of our staff and the tireless efforts of law enforcement in safeguarding our community,” Broady said.
In addition to the murder convictions, Lebrun was found guilty of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
