Second man charged in 2006 murder of 16-year-old girl

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Terry N. Waddell, 21 of South Bend, has been charged in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Ja-Vonda Tharbs in April 2006. (Photo provided)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Apr 3, 2008 at 2:27 PM EST

Story Updated: Apr 3, 2008 at 2:30 PM EST

SOUTH BEND — Prosecutors charged another man in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Ja-Vonda Tharbs in April 2006.

Terry N. Waddell, 21 of South Bend, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder, a Class A felony punishable by up to 50 years in prison. Waddell is at the St. Joseph County jail on $100,000 cash bond.

Tharbs was shot at her sister’s Beacon Heights apartment while waiting to go to the prom. Her shooting reportedly was an act of retribution and she was not the intended victim.

In December a jury convicted 21-year-old Larry Mitchell of South Bend for shooting Tharbs. He was given the maximum sentence of 65 years in prison.

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