A Pennsylvania man will spend several decades behind bars for killing his stepfather amid an argument about his sister’s houseguest while he was himself visiting relatives in New Jersey.
In January, Christian Smith, 28, was found guilty by a jury of his peers on one count of murder in the first degree over the fatal October 2021 shooting of 43-year-old Dennis McKenzie, Jr.
This week, the defendant was sentenced by Gloucester County Superior Court Judge William Ziegler to 65 years in prison. Smith will be eligible for parole after serving at least 85% of his sentence…