Rockdale man who shot, killed wife gets 50-year sentence
A man who shot and killed his wife was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison.
Letron Jemone Bell was found guilty of firing at deputies and fatally shooting Lisa LaShawn Samuel Bell in January 2018, Rockdale County District Attorney Alisha Johnson told Channel 2 Action News.
Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a home off Habersham Way near Conyers that day, the sheriff’s office previously told AJC.com. When they arrived, Bell fired at officers. His wife then ran out of the home into a nearby wooded area.
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Lisa Bell’s three children, ages 7, 10 and 17, were found at the home at the time of the shooting. Johnson told AJC.com the children are in the custody of Lisa Bell’s mother.
Deputies found Lisa Bell with a gunshot wound, and she later died at Piedmont Hospital-Rockdale. Letron Bell was taken into custody without further incident.
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He initially faced a felony murder charge, but was convicted Friday of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and two firearm possession charges.
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