Men sentenced to life in federal prison for murder of Lincoln mother

Men sentenced to life in federal prison for murder of Lincoln mother

Tawhyne M. Patterson, a Vice Lord gang member from Chicago, and Damon D. Williams of Omaha were sentenced to life in prison for the home invasion that resulted in the

Drennen sentenced to life in prison for murder, other crimes

A Clendenin man will see the remainder of his life from behind bars.

Two sentenced to life for 2018 murder of Lincoln mother

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Thursday, Tawhyne Patterson and Damon Williams were sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge for the murder of Lincoln mother, Jessica Brandon.Patterson and Williams were found guilty of 12 charges back in February for the 2018 home invasion robbery that proved fatal for 36-year-old Brandon.Authorities said Brandon was found in the basement of the home she shared with her boyfriend, Michael Robertson, unresponsive an…

Crips gang leader sentenced to life in Brooklyn hookah lounge slaying

A notorious Crips gang leader will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering a rival execution-style inside a Brooklyn hookah lounge six years ago, prosecutors said.

Kansas City man sentenced to life in prison for father’s 2018 murder in Independence

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 43-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to life in prison for the deadly stabbing of his father, Charles Burton, in 2018 in Independence. Curtis V. Lee was found guilty in April 2021 by a Jackson County jury for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A judge sentenced Lee Thursday to life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction and 15 years for the armed criminal action conviction. Both sentences hav…

Brooklyn gang leader sentenced to life in prison for nightclub killing

Larry Pagett, 41, who led the Eight Trey street gang for more than a decade, was convicted in 2018 of fatally shooting Chrispine Philip inside the Buda Hookah Lounge on Flatbush Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens on Aug. 28, 2015.