Dorian Daughtry

Dorian Gray Daughtry (born December 1, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player who was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of a nine-year-old girl.

Personal life

Daughtry was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School before going to Kingsborough Community College and then Miami-Dade College.

Professional baseball career

He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners as the first pick in the 19th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft, one selection ahead of future major league pitcher Mike Fyhrie. He was signed by scout Joe Nigro. He played in the minor leagues from 1987 to 1989 for the Bellingham Mariners (1987–89) and San Bernardino Spirit (1989). In 96 games, he posted a .221/.266/.268 slash line, walking 16 times and striking out 84 times in 298 at-bats.^[1]

His minor league roommate was Ken Griffey, Jr.^[2]

Incident

On July 22, 1990, a gun-wielding Daughtry began shooting at a man on a street with whom he had once had an argument. One of the randomly fired bullets hit nine-year-old Veronica Corales in the head as she was sleeping in a car. The child did not die immediately, though she later died at Brookdale Hospital.

Initially, he was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter and first-degree reckless endangerment.^[3] He was sentenced to a maximum of 25 years in prison.^[4] In 1996, his conviction was overturned on a technicality.^[5] In 1997, the appeal was overturned.^[6]

References

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