OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — Feelings of grief have turned into feelings of frustration for an Oklahoma family, after a man who hit and killed their loved one before driving away, will now only spend six years in prison.
The incident happened in 2020 while Percilla Cheadle was walking from her apartment to a nearby store.
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Her daughter, Leeanna Pannell, says after waiting four years for this case to go in front of a judge, they did not receive justice. They feel cheated and believe her mothers killer got off easy.
“I just don’t feel like justice was served, not even a little bit,” Pannell said.
A hit and run victim’s daughter voicing frustration moments after Tyler Jenicek, the man who killed her mother, was escorted out of an Oklahoma County courtroom following his sentencing.
“There’s so many things that failed that made this stretch out as long as they have,” Pannell said.
Judge Cindy Truong sentenced Jenicek to just six years in prison with 85% of the sentence reduced, followed by 15 years of probation.