ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A man who pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Allentown man has learned his sentence.
Frederick Antwan Marks Jr., 26, of Bath, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 15 to 30 years in state prison and 10 years of probation upon his release, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
He had pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit third-degree murder, and aggravated assault, the DA’s office said.
On Aug. 31, 2022, Marks was inside a vehicle with several people who agreed to meet a man at Trout Creek Park in Allentown, according to the DA’s office.
The DA’s office said Marks and the other people ambushed the man while he was on the way to the park.
Najeer Lane, 22, of Allentown, was killed at the scene of the shooting, according to the news release.
Lane died from a gunshot wound to the back, and his death was ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County Coroner, the DA’s office said.
The DA’s office said the man who was ambushed escaped and drove to his home.
Less than an hour later, Marks and the other people he was with arrived at the man’s home and fired 12 rounds at him and a second person, according to the news release.
Neither were injured, the DA’s office said.
The DA’s office said the other people who were with Marks received state prison sentences.
In April, Xavier Grenon was convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Homicide, Attempt to Commit Criminal Homicide and Aggravated Assault, the DA’s office said.
He was sentenced to serve 18 years and 9 months to 40 years in state prison, according to the DA’s office.
Legious Robert Minder Jr., was also charged in the homicide and attempted homicide. In 2025, Minder pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and related charges and was sentenced to serve 40 to 80 years in prison.