Judge sentences 21-year-old accused of beating man to death with bat in High Springs

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) – A judge sentenced a man to 20 years behind bars in connection with the death of a High Springs man in 2021.

Authorities say Christopher Knight, 21, pleaded no contest to the charge of second-degree murder and was sentenced to two decades behind bars.

High Springs Police Department officers say Knight and possibly others entered the backyard of a home on Northwest 179th Place and attacked a 58-year-old man with a baseball bat. The victim died from his injuries in the hospital…

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