Ex-boyfriend guilty of murder in killing of 17-year-old Delaware girl
Noah Sharp is in custody charged with murder in the 1st degree, Delaware State Police said.
WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware man who lured his ex-girlfriend to a wooded area and beat her to death with a baseball bat has been convicted of first-degree murder and other crimes.
A jury deliberated for less than three hours Thursday before finding 21-year-old Noah Sharp guilty of murder, conspiracy and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.
Sharp faces a mandatory life sentence. Prosecutors are also recommending a life sentence for Sharp’s accomplice, 19-year-old Annika Stalczynski.
She pleaded guilty in May to murder and conspiracy in the killing of 17-year-old Madison Sparrow.
Sparrow was a junior at Newark Charter School. She was reported missing on Oct. 2, 2020 after she didn’t return home from a trip with Stalczynski to get ice cream.
A jury deliberated for less than three hours Thursday before finding 21-year-old Noah Sharp guilty of murder, conspiracy and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.
Sharp faces a mandatory life sentence. Prosecutors are also recommending a life sentence for Sharp’s accomplice, 19-year-old Annika Stalczynski.
She pleaded guilty in May to murder and conspiracy in the killing of 17-year-old Madison Sparrow. Sparrow was a junior at Newark Charter School.
She was reported missing on Oct. 2, 2020 after she didn’t return home from a trip with Stalczynski to get ice cream.