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Judge sentences man to life in prison for fatal 2024 shooting near Davenport Skybridge

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A judge said a man convicted of a fatal 2024 shooting near the Davenport Skybridge will spend his life in prison.

Johnathan Terrones was found guilty of first-degree murder in the April 2026 death of Mason Payne.

A judge on Oct. 19 ruled Terrones could not get another trial and sentenced him to spend his life in prison without parole.

The charges stem from an early morning shooting on Aug. 24, 2024, in a parking lot near the Davenport Skybridge. Officers responding to gunfire around 12:30 a.m. found 23-year-old Mason Payne suffering from a gunshot wound. Payne died from his injuries.

Investigators later arrested James R. Joslin Jr. in connection with the homicide. In August 2025, he pleaded guilty to charges of accessory after the fact and obstruction before receiving a sentence of two years of supervised probation, mental health and substance abuse evaluations, fines, and conditions to secure employment and his GED.

Terrones will remain in Scott County Jail until being taken to lowa Medical and Classification Center at Oakdale, lowa.