GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the shooting death of an off-duty firefighter in Mississippi.
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Eddie Lee Brown Jr. pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder in the April 2016 killing of Tyree Jernigan.
The 23-year-old Jernigan was an Army veteran. He was married and had two daughters.
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Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore says Brown “kept changing his stories.” Six witnesses identified Brown as the shooter.
Second-degree murder carries 20 to 40 years in prison. Fire Chief Marcus Banks says he thinks Brown’s 25-year sentence is too short.
Brown was also sentenced to 10 years for possession of a firearm by a felon because of a 1994 Michigan conviction. Both sentences in Mississippi will run at the same time.
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Information from: The Greenwood Commonwealth, http://www.gwcommonwealth.com
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