FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A man in Fort Wayne was sentenced to 62 years in prison for charges related to a 2024 fatal shooting.
Dana Minies Jr., 28, was found guilty of felony murder and robbery. He was also charged with murder, but was found not guilty of that.
The difference between murder and felony murder lies in the intention behind the act. If the act was planned with full awareness of the outcome, it is considered murder. Felony murder occurs during the commission of a separate felony resulting in death…