Final O’Yes Lotto Store Murder Suspect Sentenced To Prison

July 12, 2014

The last defendant in the 2012 murder of a Davisville lottery store owner has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Brent Dewayne Lambeth, age 21 of Atmore, was one of three people charged in the shooting death of 74-year old Thomas “Tommy” Kroll during a robbery on November 6, 2012, at the State Line O’ Yes Lotto on Highway 97.

Under a plea agreement to testify against his co-defendants,  Lambeth received a reduced sentence of 15 years with credit for 610 days already served in jail to be followed by 10 years probation.

Malcolm McGhee and Michael Brad Orso were both previously sentenced to life in prison for the murder.  The trio planned to steal synthetic drugs, lottery tickets and cash from the store just a few yards south of the Florida-Alabama state line.

McGhee and Kroll exchanged gunfire during the robbery, with Kroll fatally wounded. McGhee was struck on large cross pendant around his neck which left him with a non-penetrating wound.

Orso and Lambeth were not directly involved in the shooting, but they were also charged with murder because Kroll’s death came during the commission of a felony. According to testimony, Lambeth was to be the getaway driver for McGhee following the robbery. Orso provided the gun and was to drive away with the stolen goods.

According to the State Attorney’s Office, the synthetic drugs, or Spice, for sale at the store were not illegal at the time of the shooting.

Pictured top, inset and below: The scene outside the O’Yes Lotto store in Davisville shortly after store own Thomas Kroll was shot and killed in November 2012. Pictured bottom: Lambeth and McGhee and were arrested at or near this trailer home on Sandy Hollow Lane near Walnut Hill two days after the shooting. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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11 Responses to “Final O’Yes Lotto Store Murder Suspect Sentenced To Prison”

  1. john on July 14th, 2014 6:27 am

    It makes no sense in this country that we house these (good for nothing) murderers in prison for the rest of their natural life, when we should execute them quickly and lessen the burden to the tax payer, Second, I hate plea deals and slick lawyers, they will sell their soul to win a case. Fifteen years, that’s the best they can do. The people in our judicial system have become robots to the LAW, and lack any real discernment.

  2. R on July 13th, 2014 7:12 pm

    Sonia u sound like u might have experienced Floridas legal system, just a hunch

  3. Paul Morrison on July 13th, 2014 5:13 pm

    Me and brent was long time friends I don’t believe he would have done this if orso and tj had of not pressured him to he is a good guy who was at the wrong place at the wrong time I know his up bringing well a good one he was not in his right mind because of tj and brad he should of not killed mr kroll but Brent is getting what is right for the crime he committed

  4. Kathi Iannone on July 12th, 2014 10:58 pm

    Drive into a house and get 15 years. This guy is 1 of 3 in a murder and get 15…..what is wrong with this picture???

  5. mick on July 12th, 2014 5:26 pm

    Plea agreements..Tommy didn’t get not one second to plea anything against the murderous rabble that came in to rob him all of them belong on death row/life in prison you call a plea agreement justice? he only helped himself when ratted out his scumbag co-conspiritors. he may do the rest of a 15 year sentence, but he will not have paid any debt.

  6. David Huie Green on July 12th, 2014 10:53 am

    Cantonment resident,
    He will NOT do less time than a non-violent first time drug offender. Most of them are treated as youthful offenders and not sent to prison.

    Sonia,
    It doesn’t matter how few he was involved in killing before. It CERTAINLY doesn’t lessen his guilt if his parents taught him better and he decided to do it anyway. He picked those killers to hang out with. But as you say, the legal system treated him fairly, more than fairly with a bit of mercy as well. We can just hope he isn’t involved in more murders in the future. The good thing is that he ratted out his co-killers, so criminals are less likely to trust him in the future.

    Kathy,
    There you go judging those who think murdering people is a wrong thing to do and that punishment is merited. Perhaps you are right and we SHOULD pray God would bless all the murderers but shame should produce fewer kills since they don’t seem to be listening to The Lord.

    David for reasonable people

  7. perdido fisherman on July 12th, 2014 9:54 am

    He should not ever get out, i don’t care what kind of up bringing he had, he obviously did not care about the values he was taught, if he was he wouldn’t have planned a robbery or helped plan one. What happened to being charged and sentenced the same as the one who actually pulled the trigger? I thought that was how the law read when you commit a crime and someone ends up dead during the commission of the crime being committed.
    I feel for this guys family but i have ZERO sympathy or empathy for this guy, he knew what he was doing.

  8. Reason on July 12th, 2014 9:37 am

    Your feelings would change if it was your family member who was killed. FACT.

  9. Kathy on July 12th, 2014 9:30 am

    It is not our place to judge. Instead of spouting out could haves and should haves we need to stop casting stones and start praying. Pray for your brothers and sisters and stop condemning them. May God Bless each and every young person involved in this tragic situation. May God Bless their families and last but not least may GOD bless the family who lost their loved one. Folks please turn to God before it is too late.

  10. Sonia on July 12th, 2014 8:53 am

    “involved”??? wrong place, wrong time, with wrong people…..so he should have to do “life” because of their actions??? no criminal history, good up bringing…..I believe the legal system treated him fair.

  11. cantonment resident on July 12th, 2014 5:51 am

    What is wrong with our legal system? He was charged with murder and will do less time than a non-violent 1st time drug offender. I am a firm believer in do the crime, do the time. But this is not justice. He may not have been the trigger man but he was still involved in a violent crime that took the life of a innocent man.

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