McInerney Sentenced to 21 Years in Slaying of Gay Classmate

Brandon McInerney, 17, was sentenced to 21 years in prison Monday for the point-blank slaying of a gay middle school classmate.

Although the 2008 shooting took place in Oxnard, the trial was held in the .

After a mistrial was declared in September when a hung jury couldn't decide on murder or manslaughter, McInerney pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm as part of a November plea deal.

McInerney was 14 years old when he shot 15-year-old Lawrence King during class at E.O. Green Junior High School.

You can read the entire CBS Crimesider report here.