Teen Admits to Killing Michigan Democrat Canvasser in Botched Robbery for $1
A Michigan teen has pleaded guilty to shooting dead a Democrat canvasser “for a dollar” during a robbery.
Lamar Kemp, 15, was sentenced to 35-60 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing Theodore Lawson while he was knocking on doors canvassing for the Democratic Party.
Kemp was charged in October of 2023 for murder and tried as an adult due to his previous record within Michigan’s juvenile system.
The local WILX News 10 reported on Lawson’s death.
Theodore Lawson was well known in many Democrat Michigan political circles and had worked to help several Democrats get elected in Michigan.
On October 8, 2023, Lawson was campaigning for Lansing City Council candidate Trini Lopez Pehlivanoglu when Kemp shot him dead during a botched robbery.
