Former Riviera Beach police officer gets life in prison for murder
by Gary Detman
Jason Gilbert, a former Riviera Beach police officer, gets life in prison for a murder at the Blue Boar Bar in 2020. (WPEC)
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) —
A former Riviera Beach police officer will spend the rest of his life in prison.
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A jury on Tuesday found Jason Lamar Gilbert, 44, guilty of the first-degree murder of a man at a bar in 2020.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested Gilbert following the shooting in the parking lot of the Blue Boar Bar on N. Military Trail, two days after Valentine's Day.
Investigators said Gilbert and the victim had an argument just before the shooting.
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Gilbert worked as a patrol officer for the police department between February 2001 and April 2007.
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