Serena and Venus Williams' Sister's Murderer Released From Prison

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Robert Maxfield scores an early release from prison for good behaviour.

August 1, 2018

AceShowbiz - The man convicted of killing Venus Williams and Serena Williams' half-sister in a 2003 shooting has been released from prison.

Yetunde Price, 31, was sitting in the passenger seat of her boyfriend's car in Compton, California when she was hit in a drive-by shooting. She died instantly from a bullet believed to have been intended for her partner.

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Robert Maxfield was charged with voluntary manslaughter relating to her death and was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2006.

According to the Daily Mail, he scored an early release from prison for good behaviour, and is now on parole.

Price had served as the tennis superstars' part-time personal assistant at the start of their careers, and they honoured her memory in 2016 by opening the Yetunde Price Resource Center in Compton to provide help and support to those affected by community violence.

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