Green was sentenced to life plus 20 years for the Gambrills drive-thru killing.

A life-plus-20 sentence is the judgment after a jury conviction. It is not a new trial. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, Judge Elizabeth Morris of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court sentenced Ja'Quan Dontremique Green, 25, of Middle River, Maryland, to life in prison plus 20 years for the May 2022 drive-thru shooting death of Britrain Marcelus Gray, 23, of Odenton. A jury convicted Green on Jan. 21, 2026, of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence.

Gray was shot while working the overnight drive-thru at the McDonald's on Route 3 South, also called Crain Highway South, in Gambrills. The reported window was about 4:30 to 4:45 a.m. on May 13, 2022. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said surveillance showed a black sedan with no visible tag and blacked-out windows. The shooter parked, walked to the drive-thru window, and fired three shots from a 9mm at close range. The reported clothing was a dark jacket with a fur-lined hood, boots with fur trim, and distinctive gloves with writing. Those are the facts investigators described of the shooting. They are the record the jury heard.

On July 7, 2022, Green was arrested on an unrelated charge in Prince George's County while driving a black 2001 Cadillac Catera. A handgun found with him was later matched to the three 9mm casings from the McDonald's scene, and a vehicle decal matched the surveillance. A search warrant at Green's home recovered similar boots, gloves, and a jacket from a bedroom, as the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office and CBS Baltimore reported. State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess commented on justice for Gray. Assistant State's Attorneys Glen Neubauer and Murphy Hartford prosecuted the case with Detective Juan Honesto of the Anne Arundel County Police Homicide Unit. Green maintains his innocence and has 30 days to appeal, WMAR reported. The appeal window is a deadline. It is not a forecast. Life plus 20 years is the judgment Judge Morris imposed. It is not a new trial.