KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County jury found a man guilty Tuesday in the 2019 murder of a teenager in Overland Park.
Raymond Cherry, 28, of Olathe, was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of firearm possession by a felon.
The victim — Ben Workman, 17, whose last name is listed as Workman-Greco in a release from the Johnson County District Attorney's Office — was shot and killed Jan. 23, 2019, outside his Overland Park apartment.
Workman's mother, Amy Workman, told KSHB 41 News that her son lived in the apartment for a few weeks before his murder and said he was a "beautiful young man" with a "wonderful heart."
Cherry is scheduled to be sentenced at 3 p.m. on April 6.
Two other people have been charged in connection with Workman's death.
Alan Hicks, 25, is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated robbery.
Juriah Jones, 21, a juvenile at the time of the murder, will stand trial as an adult on a first-degree murder charge.
Hicks and Jones are due back in court March 8 for scheduling conferences.
