A decade-old murder case involving a South Florida father has been closed following the conviction and life sentencing of the man responsible for his death.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit announced on Friday that the 2015 murder case of Renaldo Clayton has been closed following the sentencing and conviction of Timothy Thomas III. On Thursday, during a court hearing before the Honorable Judge Michelle Delancy, Thomas accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Earlier this year, Thomas was extradited to Miami-Dade County and charged with second-degree murder after he was found having already been serving a life sentence for attempted murder after he shot a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy during a shootout in 2015…