Kimbrough-Ballard sentenced to 26 years in prison for shooting death of toddler

Courtroom for a sentencing hearing for one of the three men involved in the drive-by shooting death of a st.

Joseph toddler last summer.

21-year-old marcain kimbrough- ballard was sentenced to 26 years in prison for the murder of 2-year-old raelynn craig.

Kq2's kilee thomas was in the courtroom today.

Sot: prosecutor speaking for raelynn's dad- "no one should ever have to shop for their child's last dress, the dress she'll be buried in."an emotional day in court as raelynn craig's family confronts their daughter's killer for the first timeánats of dad, "i swear to god."á raelynn's dad speaking to marcain kimbrough-ballardone of three men accused in the shooting death of his 2-year-old daughter.

Shortly after the outburst-kimbrough- ballard answers for his crime an emotional testimony filling the courtroom with tears sot: marcain kimbrough-ballard, pleaded guilty to second degree murder- "i wish i could go back, but unfortunately that's not how time works.

What i would like the court to know is that i loved that little girl.

She was smart and beautiful just like her mother and it kills me everyday to know that i am the reason she is gone."the toddler shot and killed in a drive by shooting last summer in midtown.

In february...21- year-old kimbrough-ballard pleaded guilty to second degree murder of raelynn standing before the court chokes back tears as he reads his apology to the craig family.

Sot: kimbrough- ballard-"her parents will never hold her or hear her laughter again.

I want her family to know that i am so very sorry."the loss too much for raelynn's mom to even speak at courther lawyer reading the mother's statement for her sot: kimbrough- ballard-"i will never get to hold her again.

I will never get to see her smiling face, her big beautiful eyes or hear the sound of her sweet voice, her amazing voice.

My life was also ending right then and there.

The life i dreamed of her was taken."mom was also shot three times that day.

Prosecutors asking the judge to sentence kimbrough-ballard to life in prison listening to personal testimony-judge kellog sentencing him to 26 years in prisonkimbrough-ballard will be in prison until he is 47 years old.

Sot: kimbrough- ballard-"i know that can never be enough for the pain that i've caused, but i am here to accept responsibility and hopefully provide any peace that i can."

Kimbrough- ballard's mother and brother also sharing personal testimony in court- pleading with the judge to show mercy.

Two other suspects also face second degree murder charges in the shooting... cai-mon ramone stillman has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next month... te'avion hawkins will also appear in court next month for a date to set his trial...