BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A Lakeland man accused of gunning down the owner of a body shop has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The Ledger (https://goo.gl/xneq80 ) reports that a 24-year-old man, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, pleaded no contest this week to manslaughter. He had been facing a first-degree murder charge.
Ernest Allen Jr. was found dead in the body shop he operated from his home in December 2008. Police eventually identified two teens as the suspects, with robbery as the motive.
Another man, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, was acquitted by a jury last fall.
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Information from: The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.), https://www.theledger.com
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