Friday, August 26, 2011

Spartanburg, SC: Man once on death row for killing ex-girlfriend in Spartanburg now gets life in her slaying

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A man once put on death row for killing his ex-girlfriend will now serve a life sentence instead for the slaying.

Prosecutors said a judge decided Thursday that 39-year-old Jimmy Locklair should spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing Tammy Bridges in April 1995.

Locklair is already serving a life sentence for killing Christopher Jones, the father of Bridges' baby. He was out on bond in Jones' death when he killed Bridges.

Bridges' family says they accepted the life sentence because they wanted to resolve the case.

Locklair's death sentence was overturned in 2006 after a judge ruled his defense attorney hurt him by failing to reveal one of the trial witnesses was also one of his clients.

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