Thursday, May 27, 2010
Whitley County Brothers Plead Guilty
KENTUCKY....
Rather than stand trial Wednesday on a murder charge, two Whitley County brothers, 35 year old James Allen Anderson and 41 year old James W. Anderson, entered guilty pleas to reduced charges. Both were initially indicted for murder and complicity to commit murder in the death of 34 year old Larry Dean Jones who was found lying in a ditch beside Cane Gap Road around 1:30 A.M. on June 20, 2008. Jones had been shot three times in the head. James A. Anderson entered a guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year prison sentence. James W. Anderson pleaded guilty to criminal complicity to commit first-degree manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 12-year prison sentence. Both carry a sentencing range between 10 to 20 years in prison, and each man will have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Neither defendant is eligible for shock probation.
Rather than stand trial Wednesday on a murder charge, two Whitley County brothers, 35 year old James Allen Anderson and 41 year old James W. Anderson, entered guilty pleas to reduced charges. Both were initially indicted for murder and complicity to commit murder in the death of 34 year old Larry Dean Jones who was found lying in a ditch beside Cane Gap Road around 1:30 A.M. on June 20, 2008. Jones had been shot three times in the head. James A. Anderson entered a guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year prison sentence. James W. Anderson pleaded guilty to criminal complicity to commit first-degree manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 12-year prison sentence. Both carry a sentencing range between 10 to 20 years in prison, and each man will have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Neither defendant is eligible for shock probation.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:10 PM 
