Columbus man sentenced on murder and gang charges. Here’s how long he’ll serve
A man was sentenced Feb. 19 to life without the possibility of parole plus 150 years after being found guilty of murder and gang charges, according to a news release from Georgia Attorney General’s Office.
The news release says Kendaryl Rogers, (aka “KD”), 33, of Columbus, was charged in connection with the Aug. 6, 2020, death of 26-year-old Alex Bales-Davis in a drive-by shooting.
Another person was shot multiple times in the shooting but survived, according to the news release.
Columbus police were dispatched around 3 a.m. Aug. 6, 2020, to a BP gas station at 3921 Buena Vista Road, where they found Bales-Davis suffering from gunshot wounds, police said then.
Bales-Davis died at the scene. A woman, who suffered gunshot wounds, was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional in serious condition.
The news release says the three-week jury trial, “exposed the defendant as a well-known and violent shooter for the Rollin’ 60s Crips.”
Rogers was convicted on the following charges Sept. 11, 2025, according to the news release:
- One count of malice murder
- Two counts of felony murder
- Two counts of aggravated assault
- One count of aggravated battery
- Six counts of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
- Two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
- Two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during a crime
- One count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- One count of criminal damage to property in the first degree.
“This was a senseless act of violence that took a young man’s life and put others at risk,” Columbus Police Chief Stoney Mathis said in the news release. “No sentence can undo that loss, but today there is accountability. I’m proud of the determined work by our officers, our law enforcement partners and the prosecutors who put in the hard work to bring this case to trial.”
“We will not turn a blind eye to deliberate gang-related crimes,” Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman said in the news release. “Kendaryl Rogers found out that life plus 150 is real punishment for his violent crimes.”
Rogers was defended by William Kendrick. The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General Lee Stoy Jr. and Sheneka Terry. The case was presided over by Judge Carolyn “Tippi” Cain Burch.
The case was investigated by the Columbus Police Department, the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Gang Task Force, investigators with the Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit and the FBI.