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Theodore Wafer Gets 15-30 Years in Renisha McBride Killing; Apologizes to Family

September 03, 2014, 12:49 PM

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Update: Wednesday, 12:45 p.m. -- Dearborn Heights homeowner Theodore Wafter was sentenced Wednesday to 15-30 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Renisha McBride, 19, the Detroit News reports.

“I apologize from the bottom of my heart. I am truly sorry for your loss," he told the McBride family before he was sentenced, the News reported. “I only wish that I could take this horrible tragedy back."

Wayne County Circuit Judge Dana Hathaway said that Wafer was not a monster, but he made the wrong choices when McBride came knocking.

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From this morning:

There should be some very emotional moments on Wednesday when Theodore Wafer is sentenced in Wayne County Circuit Court in the shooting death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride.

Elisha Anderson of the Detroit Free Press reports that Wafer wants to apologize to McBride's parents and make a statement.Wafer's attorney mentioned the apology in a court document that asks Wayne County Circuit Judge Dana Hathaway to depart downward from the sentencing guidelines of second-degree murder.

“He wants to tell the McBride family that he is so sorry for taking their loved one’s life,” defense attorney Cheryl Carpenter said in the document. “He wishes he could have taken it all back and not opened that door. He beats himself up for opening the door.”

Prosecutors want Wafer to get 15-25 years in addition to two years for the firearm count, the Freep reports.The defense thinks four to seven years plus two years for the weapons conviction is more appropriate. 


Read more:  Detroit Free Press


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