US EditionMan sentenced to 20 years in prison for wife's 2022 shooting death
- Judge Jones sentenced Quaverre Rogers to 14 years in prison Friday morning in Memphis, Tennessee, for a 2024 manslaughter case.
- Rogers was originally charged with first-degree murder after a March 17 fight outside Jerry Lee Lewis' Cafe but was convicted of voluntary manslaughter instead.
- The judge rejected the defense's provocation claim and imposed a full 12 years for manslaughter plus 2 years for a prohibited weapon charge.
- Hawkins' widow said the verdict was a "Profound vindication for Damien" but also called the sentence "a tough pill to swallow."
- Although the family wished for a life sentence, they acknowledged the sentence allows them to begin truly grieving Damien Hawkins' loss.
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Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for wife's 2022 shooting death
MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — A man will spend nearly two decades in an Alabama prison for the shooting death of his wife in 2022. Back in April, Reese Jones pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting and killing his wife in January 2022. Jones was originally charged with murder when he was arrested. A Madison County judge sentenced him on Friday. He was sentenced to 20 years in an Alabama prison, with credit for any time served i…
Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for 2023 homicide
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man was sentenced on April 23 in connection with a 2023 homicide investigation, according to Travis County court documents. The documents said David Mejia-Villagran, 44, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. He received 492 days of jail credit toward his sentence. RELATED | Affidavit: Man arrested, charged with murder after admitting to shooting man he found with wife Villegran's …
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