Man gets life in prison in Birmingham motorcycle club shooting that killed musician, injured 2 women
A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison in a 2022 shooting at a Birmingham motorcycle club that killed a well-known musician and injured two women.
Ernando Daron Dorsey was initially charged with murder in the Feb. 26, 2022, killing of 38-year-old Navari Deon Jones.
He was also charged with two counts of attempted murder for the wounding of the two women.
A Jefferson County jury in May convicted Dorsey of provocation manslaughter, a Class B felony, and one count of first-degree assault.
Circuit Judge Michael Streety sentenced Dorsey to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the manslaughter conviction. Dorsey received 25 years for the assault conviction.
Dorsey, according to court records, told a pre-sentencing investigator this about the deadly shooting: “I hate the night happened to a person I looked up to and that the club brought us to the place where we’re at.”
“I’m heartbroken,” Dorsey told the investigator. “I haven’t been able to sleep since it happened.”
Deputy District Attorney Blake Owens prosecuted the case. Dorsey was represented by attorneys Emory Anthony and Moses Stone.
The shooting happened at Tru-Riders Motorcycle Club.
Birmingham police responded just before 1 a.m. that Saturday to a report of someone shot at the motorcycle club on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard.
Officers arrived on the scene and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to UAB Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
During the same time, police said, a Birmingham officer was at police headquarters when the officer heard a car crash in the 1700 block of First Avenue North.
During the same time, police said, a Birmingham officer was at police headquarters when the officer heard a car crash in the 1700 block of First Avenue North.
The officer went to investigate and found Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. His vehicle had struck two other parked vehicles.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced Jones dead on the scene.

Friends said Jones was trying to get to the hospital when he wrecked.
Police learned a second woman showed up at UAB Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Court documents state Dorsey and Jones got into an argument at the club over “past issues.”
Dorsey began shooting, and Jones returned fire.
Jones was a father of six and a well-known drummer.
A member of the Sin City motorcycle club, Jones played drums for the band Ampliphied Noiz and had an endorsement deal with Soultone Cymbals out of Los Angeles.
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