A man has learned his sentence after being found guilty of killing a local security guard.
Sha’King Jones was sentenced on Thursday to 25 and a half years to life in prison for the deadly shooting of Darnell Pate, Jr. He was convicted of several charges, including murder, in August.
News Center 7’s John Bedell was in court for the sentencing on Thursday. There was a lot of emotion as some of Pate’s family spoke before the sentence was announced. Some even had to take some time to collect themselves at different points.
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As previously reported, Pate was working as a security guard at Napoleon’s Palace off Germantown Pike. After leaving work on the night of January 29, 2024, Jones shot and killed Pate in his car in the parking lot…