A Louisville rapper was caught smirking and mocking attorneys in a courtroom video from his triple murder trial. The behavior became a defining feature of his case as he was ultimately convicted in the brutal killings. 

Brice Rhodes was arrested in 2016 after fatally shooting Christopher Jones, then weeks later stabbing and burning the bodies of teenage brothers Maurice Gordon and Larry Ordway.

After his arrest, Rhodes became known for repeated courtroom and jail misconduct, which included threatening a judge, spitting on a former attorney, and reportedly attempting to escape custody.

Due to this behavior, he was required to wear an ankle stun cuff during proceedings.

On the day of the final verdict, his misbehavior continued until he was surprised with a testimony.

At first, it looked like he would walk free despite the three gruesome murders that he cleverly executed. However, his accomplice, and apparent “best friend,” Anjuan Carter, testified against him and flipped the verdict.

 

Anjuan Carter testified against Brice Rhodes in court as part of a plea deal, describing in detail how Rhodes carried out the killings. Carter told the court, “He put a sock in his mouth, tied his hands behind his back, and put a hat over his head. He started hitting him in the chest at first.”  

According to his testimony, Rhodes, Carter, and Maurice Gordon were in a vehicle in May 2016 when Rhodes opened fire and killed 40-year-old Christopher Jones, whom he mistakenly believed had a bounty on his life. Gordon was driving, while Carter said he sat in the passenger seat, and Rhodes was in the back. 

Weeks later, after Rhodes learned Gordon and Ordway may have told family members about the shooting, he brought the brothers—ages 16 and 14—to his home, where he and other men beat and stabbed them before burning their bodies. 

Carter testified that he stayed quiet during the killings out of fear he would be targeted next. According to testimony, the knife used in the stabbings was passed among those present afterwards. After the murder, Rhodes passed the knife used in the stabbings among those present to confuse the authorities. 


Carter and another co-defendant, Jacorey Taylor, both testified as part of a deal for a lesser sentence. In 2023, Rhodes was convicted and received a life sentence in prison. He attempted to appeal the sentence; however, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling without the possibility of parole.

Attorney General Russell Coleman noted, “Justice has once again been affirmed. With the appeal denied of this three-time convicted murderer, the court has reinforced that accountability does not expire.” 

Disclaimer: The Inquisitr individually could not independently confirm the facts of this incident and is reporting based on the information available within the public video record.