Kit Roberts
A man who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole has left people outraged over his behaviour in court.
Brice Rhodes from Louisville Kentucky was convicted of the murders of Larry Ordway, 14, and Maurice 'Reece' Gordon, 16.
A jury found Rhodes guilty on all counts after he killed the two boys in 2016.
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Rhodes killed the two boys after they witnessed him murdering 40-year-old Christopher Jones, and he was also convicted of the murder of Rhodes.
Ordway and Gordon had looked up to Rhodes, aged 25 at the time, as they had believed that he would be able to make them famous.
Authorities discovered the boys' bodies in an abandoned house around 10 miles from the home they shared with their mom.
The two brothers were found to have been brutally beaten and stabbed to death.
Footage from the court shows Rhodes turning back to face the mom of the two boys he killed.
In a twist of mockery of the grieving mother, he then blows a kiss towards her in the courtroom.
Their mom can be seen to begin shouting at Rhodes, but she is cut off by the judge.
The judge then addresses Rhodes and informs him that his smiling would not do him any favours in his case.
Rhodes responds by telling the judge: “I’m allowed to smile. I’ll do what I want to do.”
This was not the only occasion where Rhodes' behaviour in court caused controversy.
During another court appearance Rhodes' was made to wear a plastic mask which had a panel covering his mouth.
This was put on after he spat on an attorney during a separate court hearing.
Rhodes' co-defendants in the case Jacorey Taylor, Tieren Coleman, and Anjuan Carter, each pleaded guilty to their roles in the killings.
However, Rhodes' trial was repeatedly hampered by delays and complications.
These included filings that he was unfit to stand trial due to a history of mental health problems and a learning disability.
In the end, it was ruled that while Rhodes would not be at risk of receiving the death penalty, he was capable of being tried for his crimes and of serving a sentence of life without parole.
People could not get over the way that Rhodes had behaved in the courtroom.
One wrote: "Everyone is tough in court until they get in prison."
Another commented: "People are so f**king evil and sick," while a third posted: "I would have lost all composure."