The defendant in the first Columbus County murder in 2022 will serve life in prison without parole after he was found guilty in Superior Court. Lawrence Thomas, 73, was pronounced guilty today (Friday) by a jury. Thomas has been behind bars March 2022. In January of that year, Thomas shot and killed Hazel Leach, 28, with whom he had a relationship, according to the sheriff’s office. The CCSO said Thomas allow the woman to stay at his home on Mac…
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