A Wichita Falls teen charged with the murder of a man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will go to prison, according to court records.
M.H. Griffin III, 18, was originally charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Brandon Lane Clampit, 50, on June 20, 2024, while he grilled food outside his residence in the 1500 block of Smith Street, court records show.
On Thursday M.H. Griffin pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter, and 78th District Court Judge Meredith Kennedy sentenced him to 20 years in prison, according to court documents. He was credited with 685 days in the Wichita County Jail.
A conviction of capital murder would be expected to result in a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
He was being held Friday in the Wichita County Jail, pending his transfer to prison, online jail records show.
M.H. Griffin and his cousin, Marqwon Griffin, were charged shooting Clampit outside his residence in the 1500 block of Smith Street, court records show.
Police affidavits filed in the case said the shooting resulted from an illicit drug deal.
Court records show Marqwon Griffin, who was also initially charged with capital murder, pleaded guilty to murder in 78th District Court on April 4, 2025.
He was sentenced to 45 years in prison, according to court documents.
Marqwon Griffin was serving his sentence on Friday at the Allred Unit in Wichita County, online Texas Department of Criminal Justice records show.
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Wichita Falls teen sentenced for fatal 2024 shooting
Reporting by Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News / Wichita Falls Times Record News
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