Boston Man Sentenced To Life For 2018 Gang Murder In Providence

BOSTON — A Boston man will be in prison for life and then another 20 years for killing a rival gang member in Providence last year, according to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha.

Rashawn Banks, 29, of Boston, pleaded guilty in Providence County Superior Court to three felony counts and received a life sentence at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions for the June 17, 2018 murder of Jacorey Sanders in Providence.

Superior Court Justice Robert Krause sentenced Banks to life plus two additional 10-year sentences after Banks pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder, one count of carrying a pistol without a license and one count of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a crime of violence. The two 10-year sentences will be served consecutively to his life sentence.

The AG's office said that during the early morning in the summer of 2018 Banks shot and killed Jacorey Sanders in a gang-related dispute.

Court documents say Banks drove from Boston to Providence, arriving before midnight on June 16, 2018.

Shortly after, Banks encountered Sanders, a member of a rival Massachusetts gang, outside of a club on Pine Street sometime after 1 a.m. on June 17, 2018.

Sanders attempted to run away from Banks. But after Banks caught up with Sanders at his Toyota RAV4, he shot Sanders multiple times, killing him.

Four others were charged in connection with the shooting. Three have pleaded to lesser charges and the case against one individual is still pending.

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