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SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 08:28 AM Jul 2013

Meanwhile, in Tampa Bay :Cruz sentenced to 12 yrs prison in death of Walter 'J.J' Revear

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/cruz-sentenced-to-12-years-prison-in-death-of-walter-jj-revear/2110730

TAMPA — A judge sentenced Jimmy Lee Cruz to 12 years in prison on Friday for the death of Walter "J.J." Revear, a frequent juvenile offender who dropped out of news reports until, at age 28, he was fatally shot outside a Nebraska Avenue bar in May 2011.

Cruz, 35, took a plea that finds him guilty of manslaughter. His prison sentence will be followed by 10 years of probation.

Authorities say Cruz shot Revear during a fight outside the Interstate Lounge. Cruz was initially charged with second-degree murder.
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