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Onyeri sentenced to life in prison for Judge Julie Kocurek shooting
AUSTIN -- U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced Chimene Onyeri to life in prison for the 2015 shooting of Travis County state District Judge Julie Kocurek.
Yeakel announced his decision on Tuesday afternoon in a federal courtroom in Austin.
Prosecutors with the federal government had requested a life sentence and bolstered their case Monday with testimony they believe ties Onyeri to two unrelated homicides in Houston. In final arguments, lead prosecutor Gregg Sofer called Onyeri a “cold-blooded killer.”
There is no parole in the federal courts system, meaning Onyeri will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20181002/onyeri-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-kocurek-shooting
