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OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from St. Petersburg has been found guilty of second-degree murder in Okaloosa County.
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According to a news release from the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Court of Florida, Jerrish Stephens, 45, was found guilty on Thursday, Feb. 26.
He was immediately sentenced to life in prison as he is a “prison releasee reoffender,” the release said.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies were called to 205 Mountain Drive for a stabbing on Dec. 15, 2021…