Found guilty of manslaughter: Dickinson man to spend only about four and a half more years in prison

Found guilty of manslaughter: Dickinson man to spend only about four and a half more years in prison

DICKINSON — A 70-year-old Dickinson man charged with murder in 2024 was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison after the charges against him were dropped to manslaughter. According to court documents, he will only be in custody for about four and a half more years. Nine years were suspended from Jeffrey Powell’s sentence along with 532 days or about one and a half years for time already served. Barring future developments, Powell will be inc…