PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The first of seven defendants to cut a deal with prosecutors in the murder of Queen Creek teen Preston Lord learned his punishment on Friday afternoon.
Judge Scott McCoy sentenced 19-year-old William Owen Hines to 12 years in prison for Lord’s death. He was also sentenced to an additional five years (with credit for 456 days already served) after pleading guilty to vehicular aggravated assault in a separate case. The two sentences will be served consecutively.
“Our world has been shattered, and no parent should ever have to endure the pain of burying their child, especially under horrific circumstances,” said Nick Lord, Preston Lord’s father…