A 37-year-old Georgia man is headed to prison for decades after he shot his wife’s ex-fiance to death while preparing to supervise a child visitation session.
Nicholas Michael Mimms was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of 31-year-old Eduardo “Eddie” Gilberto Figueroa, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office said. In February, a jury convicted Mimms of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm. Jurors acquitted him of malice murder.
Prosecutors said Mimms’ wife and Figueroa shared a child and the victim had recently established parental rights. Mimms, who did not know Figueroa, was supervising the victim’s first court-approved parental time…