“It’s the most I could do. If I had the ability to do more I would,” the judge said.
On Friday, Chief Judge Scott Coogler handed down life sentences to Stallworth and Brown for federal kidnapping counts in the disappearance and death of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney in 2019. Both were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for each count, which will be served concurrently.“It’s the most I could do. If I had the ability to do more I would,” Coogler said after pronouncing Stallworth’s sentence.
McKinney’s family asked Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd Peeples to read a statement before each sentence was handed down. “You are the scum of the Earth that took her away from a good family,” Peeples read on behalf of the victim’s family. “You didn’t care what you did, you only cared that you were caught.”Brown read a statement, apologizing to McKinney’s family and the court.
“Lord knows if I could go back in time to that terrible day and change the outcome I would,” Brown stated.“How could you look at someone so precious and take her away from love and life and do something so brutal?” Thomas wrote. “Life [without parole] and death will never be enough for what you did.”
Stallworth and Brown were tried separately in late 2022. In both cases, juries found the kidnapping led to McKinney’s death. That sentencing enhancement led to a mandatory life sentence in federal prison without the possibility of parole.Federal prosecutors presented evidence that showed Stallworth and Brown spent the day Kamille was kidnapped visiting neighborhoods and talking to children. Kamille was kidnapped that night at Tom Brown Village while visiting a family member.
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