An Oklahoma man convicted of brutally murdering a 26-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter had to be tackled to the ground by officers and then restrained after he tried to walk out of the courtroom during victim impact statements.
Brandon Ivan Colbert Jr was sentenced to two life-without-parole prison sentences on Friday after he was convicted of murdering Carina Mancera and her daughter Jennabel Anaya in August 2016.
During Colbert’s sentencing, the 23-year-old is heard repeatedly saying ‘no’ and shaking his head during victim statements.
‘Get me out of here. I don’t care about this,’ Colbert says in a video captured inside the courtroom by ABC World News.
Brandon Ivan Colbert Jr attempted to leave the courtroom on Friday during victim impact statements
The 23-year-old was quickly restrained by three bailiffs as he tried to get up from the table
Colbert was heard saying ‘no’ and shaking his head during the victim statements
The bailiffs wrestled Colbert to the ground before taking him out of the courtroom and restraining him in a safety chair
COURT TAKEDOWN: Brandon Colbert, a 23-year-old Oklahoma man convicted of a double murder in Long Beach, California, was tackled by authorities after refusing to listen to victim impact statements and attempting to stand up in court.. https://t.co/uqKPMI2ZPu pic.twitter.com/e3ftEopjPL
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As the convicted killer attempts to stand up, three bailiffs rush forward and wrestle him to the ground.
Colbert then had to be taken out of the room and restrained in a safety chair before he was brought back into the hearing, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Colbert was convicted of murdering a 26-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter in August 2016
Colbert was found guilty last week of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder with two special enhancements.
In addition to his two life sentences, the Tulsa native was sentenced to another life term for the attempted murder of Mancera’s boyfriend, Luis Anaya. Colbert also got 75 years to life for personally discharging a firearm.
Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes said she gave Colbert back-to-back life sentences without parole because of the ‘nature of the crimes and total lack of remorse shown by the defendant’, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Prosecutors said the killings were ‘without any provocation’ but opted not to pursue the death penalty.
Authorities said Colbert hid behind a sign in Long Beach, California around 10:20pm on August 6, 2016 and waited for Mancera, Anaya and their daughter Jennabel to return home.
As the family was carrying groceries into their home, Colbert opened fire using a shotgun. Mancera died almost instantly, police said.
Jennabel was taken to the hospital where she died the following day. Colbert also shot at Anaya but missed, authorities said.
Colbert, who was diagnosed with schizophreniform disorder in 2014, was arrested three weeks after the killings on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. A DNA swab obtained from him during that arrest linked him to the murders.
Authorities have not said a motive or if Colbert knew his victims. Anaya told investigators that he did not recognize Colbert.
Carina Mancera (right) and her daughter Jennabel Anaya (left) were gunned down by Colbert as they returned to their Long Beach, California home from grocery shopping
Luis Anaya (left), the boyfriend of Mancera (right) and father of Jennabel (center), was uninjured in the attack. Police said Colbert shot at Anaya but missed