A Florida killer jumped from his courtroom seat to his victim’s family as a heartbroken father called his teenage daughter’s killer an “animal” for fatally shooting her over a pair of Yeezys.
The family of an 18-year-old Andrea Camps Lacayo had the chance to speak face-to-face with Adrian Cosby, who is accused of killing the high school student in 2020, during Cosby’s sentencing on Friday.
“You are the epitome of the evil and darkness that this world represents,” Camps Lacayo’s father, Anthony Camps, told Cosby in a victim impact statement. on NBC Miami. “There is no forgiveness on this earth for animals like you.”
“There’s only one place animals like you belong, and that’s in prison for the rest of your life,” added Camps, who was surrounded by family and his daughter’s high school sweetheart.
Camps’ statement to his daughter’s killer sent the 23-year-old into a frenzy just steps away from the podium.
“What the hell are you talking about bitch,” Cosby yelled as he stood up and tried to lunge at the family, The Miami Herald reported.
Court officers subdued Cosby and escorted him out of the courtroom as he hurled more profanities at Camps Lacayo’s loved ones, who were to be restrained from Cosby.
Camps Locayo was about to graduate from Terra Environmental Research Institute before attending Florida International University to study nursing when she was killed.
She and her boyfriend, Sergio Berben, were trying to sell some personal belongings to make money during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The couple had been trying to sell three pairs of Adidas Yeezys worth $935 when they set up a meeting with 19-year-old George Walton on April 7, 2020.
The couple met Walton in front of an abandoned home in Homestead, off the Florida Turnpike.
Walton asked to try on a pair of shoes designed and released by rapper Kanye West, but Berben argued that he would get paid, according to NBC Miami.
Cosby then approached Berben’s driver’s side door and opened fire, striking Camps Locayo and Berben.
Berben was crushed in the arm, while Camps Locayo was shot at least once in the torso.
Berben drove off but quickly pulled over to the side of the road when he realized his girlfriend was dying, the media reported.
The teenager was in and out of consciousness when first responders arrived.
Sgt. of Miami-Dade Police. Jenna Parmenter testified in Cosby’s trial recalling Camps Locayo asking “if he’s going to be okay.”
“He disappeared and closed his eyes,” Parmenter said.
Camps Locayo, captain of the high school dance team, died in hospital during surgery.
“He shot and killed my girlfriend and tried to kill me,” Berben told Cosby’s jurors.
Cosby was found guilty of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon.
After a 20-minute break following the outburst, Cosby was brought back into the courtroom without the Camps family.
Cosby was sentenced to two life terms by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Miguel M. De la O.
He also received a concurrent 25-year sentence for attempted robbery.
Walton was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and attempted robbery with a firearm earlier this year.
He was also sentenced to life imprisonment.