Alabama man to serve 18 years in Georgia prison in woman’s fatal 1997 shooting

Alabama man to serve 18 years in Georgia prison in woman’s fatal 1997 shooting

A man was sentenced Tuesday to serve nearly two decades in prison in a Fulton County cold case that happened 26 years ago, court records show.Jerry Lee Sr. entered a negotiated guilty plea to charges of voluntary manslaughter, burglary and aggravated assault in the May 25, 1997, fatal shooting of Lorrie Ann Smith. The 66-year-old, who was initially also facing charges of murder, was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison, according to records.