MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a northern Indiana man to 80 years in prison for fatally stabbing his mother and half-sister.
White Superior Court Judge Robert Mrzlack sentenced 23-year-old David Scott Rodenbarger Friday after he pleaded guilty but mentally ill earlier this month to two counts of murder and one of criminal confinement.
Authorities say Rodenbarger used a carving knife and fork to kill 41-year-old Michelle Haskins and 6-year-old Jillian Haskins at the family’s Monticello home in February 2013.
The Lafayette Journal and Courier reports (https://on.jconline.com/1E9Obro ) Rodenbarger wore a bulletproof vest to the hearing and was surrounded by law enforcement officers.
Rodenbarger took the stand to say he was sorry for his actions.
Shannon Davis, a close family friend, testified she could not forgive Rodenbarger and told him, “I hate you.”
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Information from: Journal and Courier, https://www.jconline.com
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