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SENTENCING UPDATE: Gainey sentenced to 30 years for DUI manslaughter
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonWilliam Gainey – convicted of two counts of DUI manslaughter – was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Judge J. Dale Durrance Friday morning. The sentencing follows a jury trial from last month where Gainey was found guilty. On May 29, 2015, Gainey, 62, of Lake Wales, mixed alcohol and narcotics before driving and […]
JURY VERDICT: Lea guilty, faces life in prison
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonAfter a 25-minute deliberation by the jury Thursday, 24-year-old Stephen Lea was found guilty of three felonies, punishable by life in prison. Lea, of Lakeland, was convicted of robbery with a firearm, shooting deadly missiles into an occupied vehicle and aggravated assault with a firearm following a two-day trial. The case was investigated and submitted […]