🔴 A New Jersey man has been sentenced to life in prison — for the second time.
đź”´ The victim was shot in front of a police officer after pleading for help.
🔴 The slain teacher’s daughter, now a teen, finally sees justice after years of legal battles.
EAST ORANGE — For the second time, the ex-boyfriend of a murdered New Jersey teacher has been sentenced to live the rest of his days behind bars.
Andre Higgs was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. It will be the next century before the 53-year-old Watchung man is eligible for parole. More likely, he will die in New Jersey State Prison.
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That’s the maximum penalty that a New Jersey judge can impose on Higgs for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Latrena May, who was the mother of his child. Their daughter was only 4 years old at the time of the killing.
Finally, their now-teenage daughter and May’s three sisters have the assurance that Higgs will stay in prison…