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Four Face Sentencing Next Week For Billings Murders; Pamela Long In Court This Week
July 26, 2011
Four people will be sentenced next week for their role in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings in July 2009. Meanwhile, trial is underway for Pamala Long Wiggins who is charged as an accessory.
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez and Gary Sumner face a maximum of 20 years in prison under a plea agreement they reached with the state to testify against other defendants.
Frederick Thornton and Rakeem Florence both pleaded no contest to the charges against them. Thornton’s deal calls for a maximum of life in prison with no chance at getting the death penalty. The deal Florence made with prosecutors has him facing life in prison, but he will have the opportunity for parole.
Trial started Monday forPamela Long, the last person to head to court in connection with the Billings murders.
She is charged with accessory to murder after the fact and accessory to robbery after the fact. She faces up to 45 years if convicted.
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