ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man convicted of killing a man during an argument over a dice game has been sentenced to life in prison.
Jonathan Sylvester was sentenced Friday in the August 2014 killing of 24-year-old Rashawn Bryant. The 30-year-old man will have to serve 30 years before he is eligible for parole.
Bryant’s father, Terrance, called the killing cowardly and Judge Frederic McDaniel told Sylvester that he has a total disregard for the rules of society.
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Sylvester’s attorney, Steven Wukovits, says that his client maintains he is innocent.
Sylvester, who has six prior convictions for drug, weapons and assault charges, declined to comment to the judge.
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