Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about the victim. News 5 also clarified the sentencing. We regret the error.
UPDATE (5 p.m.): An emotional Aubrey Pate stood before a judge and the family and friends of Victor Birch Friday morning, asking for forgiveness after taking the life of the 61-year-old runner.
“He hates it. I mean, he is totally remorseful, and those tears were genuine,” Defense Attorney Jeff Deen said…