Yohannes Nessibu was sentenced to life in prison for killing a young couple after a dispute over payment while buying marijuana in Virginia in 2016. Nessibu had fled to Ethiopia after the 2016 killings of Kedest Simeneh and Henok Yohannes.
According to prosecutors and court testimony, Nessibu, Simeneh and a few others went to Yohannes’s Springfield home in December 2016 to buy marijuana from Yohannes. Prosecutors said Nessibu and Yohannes got into a dispute over payment, and Nessibu shot Yohannes in the back of the head.
mental illness and impulse control issues that went unchecked. Miller said it was not a defense, but a factor that should be considered in sentencing. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said in a statement that he hopes the families are able to begin “the path towards healing.” “I wish I could’ve hugged her a little tighter. Kedest was a second mother to me,” said Christina Simeneh, 17. “It pains me to think that I’m starting to forget her delicate voice. The defendant probably wants mercy today, but where was the mercy for my sister?”
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