Wichita man sentenced to 46 years for 2018 homicide at hotel
June 27, 2021
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man was sentenced Monday to more than 46 years in prison for a 2018 homicide at a west Wichita motel.
District Judge Bruce Brown handed down the punishment to 25-year-old Cory Bentley of Wichita, according to a news release from District Attorney Marc Bennett's office.
In May, Bentley plead guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting death of 43-year-old Jackie Jerome of Wichita. Jerome was shot on Oct. 18, 2018, in the parking lot of the Delux Inn in Wichita.
The judge also ordered Bentley to pay $760 for Jerome's funeral as well as $500 in expenses to the victim's...
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