Texas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona
Associated Press
Texas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona
Associated Press
Sat, December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM EST
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FILE -This undated booking photo provided by the Henderson Police Department shows Christopher McDonnell, 28, of Tyler, Texas. (Henderson Police Department via AP, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)More
LAS VEGAS (AP) A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona.
Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies including murder, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, weapon charges and being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.
Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced him on Friday to a minimum of 100 years in prison, KLAS-TV reported. If he's still alive, he would be eligible for parole in 2120 with credit for time served.
McDonnell of Tyler, Texas, his brother Shawn McDonnell, 34, and Shawn McDonnell's then-wife, Kayleigh Lewis, 29, originally faced dozens of charges.
Police and prosecutors say the trio began an 11-hour rampage on Nov. 26, 2020 that included apparently random shootings that killed Kevin Mendiola Jr., 22, at a convenience store in Henderson, near Las Vegas, and drive-by gunfire that wounded several other people.
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