Man found guilty of murder in 2018 Sikeston shooting
Published: Dec. 6, 2022 at 11:11 AM CST
SIKESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - A man was found guilty in a deadly shooting in southeast Missouri.
According to Scott County Prosecutor Amanda Oesch, D’Ereck Whitney was found guilty late on Friday night, December 2 of all 16 charges, including: first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and property damage.
Whitney will be sentenced on December 30 in Scott County.
Oesch said the murder charge carries a maximum sentence of life without parole and the 11 assault charges carry 5-15 years each.
In December 2018, Rickey D. Walker, Jr. was shot in the chest and taken to the hospital where he died about an hour later.
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