Cody Throneberry, 21 of Rome, was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to the shooting death of his friend 20 year-old Owens Hicks. Throneberry pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and pointing a gun at another.
Throneberry was also sentenced to five years of probation after his release.
Prosecutors requested that Throneberry be sentenced to the maximum 11 year sentence.
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Cody Throneberry, 20 of Rome, was arrested Wednesday and charged with a shooting that resulted in the death of his friend 20 year-old Owen Hicks on June 2, 2016. Reports said that the two were playing with a 9 mm pistol when it went off and shot Hicks in the face. Owens died three days later.
Throneberry is charged with involuntarily manslaughter, misdemeanor pointing a gun at another and reckless conduct.
Owen Hicks
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The two were in a bedroom of Throneberry’s home at 1249 Bell’s Ferry Road when the 9mm pistol went off, police reported.
Officials have confirmed that a Rome man who was accidentally shot last Thursday, 20 year-old Owen Hicks, passed away Sunday morning. Hick body will be sent to the GBI crime lab for an autopsy, as set protocol for a gunshot victim.
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Floyd County Police are investigating a shooting in the Bells Ferry Road community that has left 21 year-old Owen Hicks on life support and in critical condition. Reports said that Hicks was accidentally shot in the head by his friend 20 year-old Cody Throneberry.
Sources said that Hicks was shot by a 9 mm pistol.
No arrest has been made but investigators are actively reviewing evidence. Investigators don’t believe the incident was the result of foul play.
Floyd 911 received a call from 1249 Bells Ferry Road shortly after 5 p.m. on June 2, 2016 regarding a man being shot. Floyd County Police and rescue personnel responded and found Hicks unconscious in a bedroom.
