A Palmetto man is headed to prison for more than a decade after he shot a man to death at a homeless camp.
A Manatee County judge sentenced 30-year-old Eric Lee Pompey Jr. to 15 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation on Wednesday after he previously pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder with a firearm in the death of 34-year-old Kiefer Coxwell Sr.
Circuit Judge Teri K. Dees also ordered Pompey to pay more than $22,000 in restitution as part of his sentence, along with $200 to the Palmetto Police Department and other court costs…