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Convicted Murderer Get Second Life Sentence For Killing His Cellmate
September 20, 2024
A convicted murderer serving life has been sentenced to another life term for killing his cellmate.
Joshua Gardner, 32, was sentenced by Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan to a consecutive life sentence in state prison after a jury convicted him of 2nd Degree Murder.
Prosecutors said Gardner was an inmate at the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution on February 1, 2020, when he brutally beat his cellmate, Jose Aparicio-Becerra.
“Becerra was found unresponsive by prison guards with injuries that included numerous facial fractures and a deformed skull. A prison official described the scene as the most gruesome thing she had witnessed in her 19 years of employment in the state prison system. Becerra was transported to a local hospital and passed away from complications of blunt force trauma,” the State Attorney’s Office said in a statement
Prosecutors said he was not eligible for the death penalty.
Gardner was sentenced to life in 2016 for a murder in Hernando County.
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7 Responses to “Convicted Murderer Get Second Life Sentence For Killing His Cellmate”
That’s one way to get a cell all to yourself for life.
…or we could fly him to Venezuela ?
So, what has he got to lose? Nothing. He’s already in jail for one murder, so why not kill again? He should be put in a cell by himself, and not allowed to mingle with anyone.
So nothing changes. We got to keep feeding and housing this punk, so he can live to kill again. Bc there is no consequences for him.
So, essentially, nothing changes. The only positive is that if one sentence is shortened or commuted, the other is still in effect. In reality, however, it’s just another day for this guy.
Looks like he gets another teardrop and a cell to himself.
Life in prison? So there really isn’t any other punishment when you kill another in prison.