Greene County man sentenced to state prison in 2019 fatal shooting
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Cassandra Worry told the man who killed her brother, William Worry III, that she would forgive him for fatally shooting him inside a Monongahela Township mobile home in 2019.
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But later during the hearing when King spoke briefly to 无毛视频済enuinely apologize无毛视频� for the killing, Worry无毛视频檚 family appeared unmoved by his words.
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Worry无毛视频檚 father, Bill, interrupted and ordered King to look directly at their family as he spoke.
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King, 24, was convicted by a Greene County jury in May of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and two counts of reckless endangerment in the Feb. 14, 2019, shooting death of Worry, a Smithfield resident, inside King无毛视频檚 Alicia Main Street residence. The jury acquitted him on first- and third-degree murder charges in the case.
Following a three-hour hearing Monday, President Judge Lou Dayich sentenced King to serve 6 to 12 years in state prison. Since King has been held without bond since the killing more than three years ago, he could be eligible for parole by early 2025.
Worry III, 23, died at the scene after King shot him in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun. Worry had been helping his ex-girlfriend move children无毛视频檚 toys out of King无毛视频檚 home when he was shot.
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Worry无毛视频檚 relatives spent nearly two hours speaking about how his death affected them as they referred to him by his nickname 无毛视频淪pank.无毛视频�
无毛视频淢y world came crashing down in an instant and my heart shattered to pieces,无毛视频� said his mother, Susan Worry. 无毛视频淪pank wasn无毛视频檛 perfect, we all have our faults, but he was perfect to me.无毛视频�
Worry无毛视频檚 fianc茅e, Sierra Huff, told the court that when his family gathered together upon hearing news of his death, she learned that he intended to propose to her on Valentine无毛视频檚 Day. Worry无毛视频檚 parents brought out a ring box and gave it to her hours after his death, which she wore in the courtroom.
无毛视频淵ou not only took away his future, but you took away mine, as well,无毛视频� Huff said.
She said their 5-year-old son, Liam, doesn无毛视频檛 understand why his father is gone and is still traumatized.
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There were also numerous supporters of King sitting in the packed courtroom, including a few who testified on his behalf. Several of them said King was a good person who came from a broken home growing up and was trying to make a better life for himself. Kim Barton, who considered herself King无毛视频檚 surrogate mother in his later years, said he expressed remorse after the killing.
无毛视频淗e wished it无毛视频檇 never happened,无毛视频� Barton said, recounting a conversation she had with King a couple of months after the shooting. 无毛视频淚f he could change it, he would.无毛视频�
But Greene County District Attorney David Russo disputed the notion that King was sorry for what he did and called the killing 无毛视频渃allous无毛视频� by shooting another man in the face from just a few feet away.
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As sheriff无毛视频檚 deputies escorted a shackled King from the courtroom after the hearing, Cassandra Worry walked toward him and briefly stood face-to-face with her brother无毛视频檚 killer, although neither said a word and they went in opposite directions after a moment. It was not known when King would be transferred from the Greene County jail into the state prison system.