Category: sentenced

Shooter Who Killed 23 at Texas Walmart Sentenced to 90 Life Terms

A federal judge on Friday sentenced an extremist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for a 2019 shooting in which he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at a Texas Walmart while targeting Hispanics, the El Paso Times newspaper reported. The sentencing by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama in El Paso adheres to…


Man Sentenced to Life in Killing of Mother of 2 New Mexico State Police Officers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A Mexican national convicted of the 2019 slaying of the mother of two New Mexico State Police officers in a case that drew national attentione has been sentenced to life in prison. Luis Talamantes-Romero also received an additional prison term of 26½ years on Wednesday for eight other felony convictions in the death of…


Limo Company Manager Sentenced to at Least 5 Years for New York Crash That Killed 20

SCHOHARIE, N.Y.—A former limousine company manager was sentenced Wednesday to at least five years in prison for his role in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York. Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter earlier this month after prosecutors argued that he intentionally failed to properly maintain an SUV-style stretch limo, which…


West Virginia Boy, 16, Sentenced to 80 Years for Killing Mother, Sister

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va.—A West Virginia teenager was sentenced to consecutive 40-year prison terms in the fatal shootings of his mother and sister after a judge rejected the defendant’s pleas for a lesser sentence. Connor Crowe pleaded guilty last November to second-degree murder after waiving his right to be tried in juvenile court or by a…


Minnesota Woman Who Left Newborn to Die Sentenced to Prison

RED WING, Minn.—A Minnesota woman who admitted to leaving her newborn son to die near the Mississippi River two decades ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Jennifer Matter, of Belvidere Township outside Red Wing, was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder, KARE-TV reported. She pleaded guilty in January to leaving the baby on…


Connecticut Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Manhunt Killing

MILFORD, Conn.—As the killer of her boyfriend was about to be sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday, Shannon Spies said the plea deal provided no solace. It couldn’t bring back Nicholas Eisele, or erase the trauma of being a kidnapping victim. On March 24, 2020, Peter Manfredonia shot Eisele to death in Spies’ apartment…


XXXTentacion’s Convicted Killers Sentenced to Life in Prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury…


Man Convicted of Killing Kristin Smart Gets 25 Years to Life

MONTEREY, Calif.—The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe rejected defense motions to toss out Paul Flores’s first-degree murder conviction, acquit him and order a new trial….


LIVE NOW: Convicted South Carolina Lawyer to Be Sentenced

The South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing at 9:30 p.m. ET on March 3 after a jury finds him guilty of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


LIVE NOW: Judge Announces Sentence for Alex Murdaugh for Murder of Wife, Son

The South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 3 after a jury finds him guilty of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …