Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 deadly Traveler's Inn shooting in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Shawnee County judge delivered a sentence Wednesday to a man who was found guilty of killing an 18-year-old at a local motel in 2022.
Andre C. J. Quinton Jr., 42, received his sentence on May 7 in association with the shooting death of 18-year-old Jahlel Brundidge in 2022. Quinton Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole until around 51 years have been served for his charges of murder in the first degree and murder in the second degree. He was also sentenced to around 12 years of time in prison for two other charges.
Officers with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) were called around 3 p.m. on Aug. 5, 2022 to the Traveler's Inn at 3846 Southwest Topeka Boulevard on reports of a shooting. Police arriving at the scene found one person, later identified as Brundidge, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.
The TPD arrested Quinton Jr. and another person, Cassie Holden, in connection to the killing. The pair were charged with murder in the wake of the deadly shooting. Holden was found not guilty of murder on Sept. 1, 2023.
Quinton Jr. pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in February 2023. A jury returned a guilty verdict following a trial on March 17, 2025.
- Murder in the first degree.
- Murder in the second degree.
- Attempted aggravated robbery.
Quinton Jr. also pleaded guilty on Nov. 27, 2023 to a charge of criminal possession of a weapon.
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