A judge on Wednesday sentenced a St. Paul man convicted of killing his girlfriend to nearly 25 years in prison.
Kelvin Perry, 56, was convicted in May of second-degree intentional murder in the death of 39-year-old Shaquita Thomas, court records show. Perry entered a Norgaard plea, meaning he admits to the crime and acknowledges he is not innocent, but does not recall the circumstances of the offense.
The judge sentenced him to 24 years and seven months in prison. He was also ordered to pay $7,500 in restitution…