Thomas “Tommy” Anderson Jr., an Arcadia resident long tied to a decades-old cold case, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in the 1992 killing of 24-year-old Tony Bledsoe. Under the plea, a judge imposed a 40-year disposition that includes 30 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation, and the agreement also requires Anderson to cooperate with prosecutors. The sentencing marks a major step in a case that began when Bledsoe vanished more than three decades ago.
Plea Deal And Sentence
Under the plea agreement, Anderson admitted to murder and agreed to testify against Steven “Andy” Emmert, who later was arrested and charged in the same case. The sentence, the cooperation requirement and the schedule for the other defendant were detailed…..