West Jefferson Convict Slapped With 64-Year Term as Cops Tie Him to California Double Killing

A Madison County judge has sent a West Jefferson man away for what could amount to the rest of his life, after a jury convicted him on a series of rape charges. At the same time, authorities in Southern California say the same man is now accused of killing two people found dead in a Chula Vista apartment last year, turning a local sex-crime case into a cross-country homicide investigation.

Madison County Sentence

Steven Cleveland, 43, was convicted on four counts of rape and sentenced to a minimum of 64 years and a maximum of 69.5 years in prison. Court records say that if he is ever released, he will have to register as a Tier 3 sex offender, according to WSYX/ABC6.

Charged in Chula Vista Slayings

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