Man sentenced for 2022 murder of local longshoreman

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Marquis Porter has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 shooting death of Anterrio Jenks.

Porter had been found guilty on all counts in a jury trial for convictions of criminal attempt to commit a felony, 2x felony murder, malice murder, and aggravated assault.

The District Attorney’s office said Jenks’ children were waiting for him back at home the day he was killed.

“Anterrio Jenks, a local longshoreman, had recently received a bonus at work and planned to purchase a vehicle on the day he was killed. Mr. Jenks died on East 57th Street, just a block away from where his children were awaiting his return," said District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones.

The other defendant in this case, Jamonta Jones, previously confessed in a letter from jail 2 years ago.

You can read that letter for yourself via the link below:

Judge Stokes handed down that sentence.