- November 23, 2024
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A man charged with second-degree murder in connection with a death during a home invasion in 2021 pleaded no contest and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
A Flagler County court sentenced Kwentel Moultrie, 24, for second-degree murder and armed burglary on Sept. 14. He was also sentenced in January to 10 years for sexual battery. He will serve the two sentences consecutively, a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office press release said.
The murder victim, 23-year-old Zaire Roberts, was working with Moultrie and Taylor Manjarres to steal drugs from a drug dealer in the R-section of Palm Coast, a 2022 FCSO press release said.
Roberts distracted the resident as Moultrie and Manjarres tried to steal drugs from the home. The resident shot Roberts in self-defense after Roberts shot him twice.
Manjarres, arrested alongside Moultrie with the same charges, pleaded guilty in May. She has not yet been sentenced and is being held in the St. John’s County Jail on a courtesy hold, the FCSO said.
