ATLANTA – Sterling Breynard Bell, 35, of Clarkston, Georgia, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for firearms violations connected to the 2016 murder of Kendra Roberts near Macon, Georgia. Bell will also serve three years of supervised release, during which he must participate in mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Roberts, 27, was found dead along a highway on August 7, 2016, with multiple gunshot wounds, including two to the face and one to the back of the head. Initially, her boyfriend was wrongfully charged in the murder and remained in custody for months.
Federal investigators later linked a Glock 9mm pistol seized from Bell to the murder using the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). Bell had purchased the gun weeks before the murder while misrepresenting his drug use to the seller. An ATF investigation also revealed that Bell had schizophrenia and was not taking prescribed medication at the time…