Jury convicts man who opened fire in DeKalb motel room, killing 2

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him in the shooting deaths of two people at an extended-stay motel in unincorporated Decatur.

The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced that a jury found William Leftenent,39, of Philadelphia guilty Wednesday of two counts of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On Thursday, a judge sentenced Leftenent to life without the possibility of parole, plus 10 years…

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