A judge sentenced a Minneapolis man to decades in prison on Monday for killing a man and injuring another during a high-speed police chase in central Minnesota.
Ameer Matariyeh, 27, entered a Norgaard plea in August for second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. The Norgaard plea means Matariyeh admits to the crime and acknowledges he is not innocent, but does not remember the incident.
Charges of first-degree assault and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle were dismissed at Matariyeh’s sentencing. His sentencing for the two guilty pleas was set at 306 months and 153 months, to be served consecutively…