Trio Involved in Drug-Related Killing in Smyrna Plead Guilty, Sentenced to Prison

Three men who pleaded guilty to killing a fourth man they were transporting drugs with have been sentenced for their roles in the incident, the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Jarvis McNabb was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Zaxby’s in Smyrna on Aug. 7, 2013. McNabb was in the company of Gershom Brown, Desmond Mosby, and Kemaine Rhaburn. All four of the men were involved with smuggling 9.5 pounds of marijuana to Alabama when the fatal argument began.

“Drugs and drug transactions are dangerous. When people make the choice to participate in the drug trade, death is often the result. These are serious crimes, as are the consequences,” said Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Jesse Evans, who prosecuted the case, in a statement.

Brown, Mosby, and Rhaburn all pleaded guilty to charges related to McNabb’s death, and were sentenced on Monday to various terms in prison by Superior Court Judge Robert D. Leonard II.

Brown, who pulled the trigger, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Mosby pleaded guilty to possessing 9.5 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute and a firearms possession charge and was sentenced to serve 15 years, with 7 in custody and the rest on probation. Rhaburn pleaded guilty to possession of 9.5 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 10 years, with seven years in custody and the rest on probation.