Wish it would be a capital sentence but at least he will (probably) never leave a jail cell...
Verdict: Demeatrius Montgomery guilty, gets 2 life terms - CharlotteObserver.com
DeMeatrius Montgomery will spend two life terms in prison after a jury this afternoon found him guilty of first-degree murder in the 2007 killings of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton.
...“God may forgive him, but I never will,” said Shelton’s father, John Shelton. “His family will get to see him in prison. If I want to see my son, I have to go to Sharon Memorial Garden and look at a grave.
“I pray to God that you give him everything he has coming to him.”
...The judge sentenced the 28-year-old Montgomery to two life sentences without parole, to be served consecutively. Early in the proceedings, Bridges had set aside consideration of the death penalty because a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police detective...threw away notes from the investigation.
...During the three-week trial, prosecution witnesses had testified Montgomery’s DNA was on the revolver found in the woods near the shooting scene at the Timber Ridge apartments in east Charlotte in March 2007. Experts said gunshot residue was found on Montgomery’s palms and that the handgun found in the woods fired the bullets removed from Clark’s head. Two prosecution witnesses also said they saw Montgomery running with a gun after they heard shots fired.
...Prosecutors say the officers were shot during a scuffle March 31, 2007 with Montgomery at the Timber Ridge Apartments in east Charlotte. Defense attorneys suggested someone else shot the officers in a sneak attack.
Rest in Peace Gentlemen...
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