Florida prisoner laughs as judge sentences him to life for killing cellmate with pen: 'You are amusing'

A Florida antheral who was convicted of sidesplitting his cellmate with a pen was seen smiling and laughing arsenic a justice sentenced him to beingness successful situation connected Tuesday.

Marcus Terry, 43, was recovered blameworthy of second-degree execution successful December 2025 for sidesplitting his cellmate wrong the Dade Correctional Institution successful Homestead successful 2021 by stabbing him successful the caput with a pen, according to NBC Miami.

During a tribunal quality connected Tuesday, Terry's lawyer, Steven Yermish, asked Judge Ellen Sue Venzer to assistance his lawsuit a caller trial, arguing that inadmissible grounds was presented astatine proceedings astatine the extremity of past year, the outlet reported.

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Marcus Terry, 43, was seen smiling and laughing arsenic a justice sentenced him to beingness successful situation without parole. (WSVN)

Venzer rejected Yermish's question for a caller proceedings and sentenced his lawsuit to beingness down bars without the anticipation of parole, arsenic she described however Terry fatally pushed a pen into the encephalon of his cellmate, 64-year-old Ray Matos.

"He shoved a pillowcase into his mouth. When the guards came successful to find retired what was going on, helium was lasting connected apical of this man, and his manus was bloodied," Venzer said.

As the justice was detailing the murder, Terry began smiling and laughing.

"I'm not definite wherefore you're laughing," Venzer said to him.

Marcus Terry was recovered blameworthy of second-degree execution successful December for sidesplitting his cellmate successful 2021. (Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department)

"You are amusing," Terry responded.

The justice replied that she "found thing amusing astir your behaviour oregon the decease of this gentleman."

"God person mercy connected your soul," Venzer said portion handing down his sentence.

Terry whitethorn present entreaty his sentence, according to NBC Miami.

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Ray Matos was killed by Marcus Terry wrong the Dade Correctional Institute successful Homestead. (Florida Department of Corrections)

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Terry was already serving a beingness condemnation for equipped burglary and equipped robbery erstwhile helium killed Matos, who was his cellmate for little than a week, tribunal records showed.

Matos was recovered connected the crushed successful the cell, lying successful a excavation of humor arsenic Terry sat connected the little bunk, according to an apprehension warrant.