TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Four men have been sentenced in the killing of a man during a drug deal-turned-shooting in Florida.
The Tallahassee Democrat reports that Page Briggs, Patrick Berrane, David Howard and Stanley West were sentenced Tuesday. They were all previously convicted of third-degree murder.
Authorities say Hoyt Birge had been called to sell prescription painkillers in May 2017. Birge and a friend were ambushed after arriving at a Tallahassee house. Prosecutors say the friend submitted, but Birge fought back and was shot. The friend called authorities after returning to his mother’s house.
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Berrane, who shot Birge with an AK-47 rifle while he lay on the floor of the duplex, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Briggs was sentenced to 45 years. Howard and West received 30 years each.
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Information from: Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat, http://www.tdo.com
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