Life Imprisonment

Man Kills Friend After Living Rent-Free for 20 Years

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A South Carolina resident, Nathan Wesley Zeigler, 64, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder of his longtime friend and landlord, Charles Jacob “CJ” Young, 82. The sentencing was handed down by 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge Heath Taylor on Thursday. Zeigler had been living rent-free in Young’s home for two decades before their relationship soured. Young and Zeigler were friends before Young moved to New York, leaving Zeigler in charge …

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Gang Member’s Execution of 11-Year-Old, Get Life Sentence

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A Texas gang member, known to authorities and under GPS surveillance while out on bond for a previous capital murder charge, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The man, Desmond Hawkins, 23, was found guilty of the brutal murder of an 11-year-old boy and his stepfather in October 2020. Hawkins was convicted for the fatal shooting of young Dominic Sumicek and his stepfather, Menuell Solomon, 41. The victims were sitting in Solomon’s car …

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