Former serviceman gets life sentence for murder of police officer

A former military serviceman, Grady Wayne Wilkes, has been handed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of an Auburn police officer. The officer had responded to a domestic disturbance call at Wilkes’ residence. The jury delivered the life sentence verdict on Thursday, following Wilkes’ conviction for capital murder of a police officer earlier in the week. He was also found guilty of attempting to murder two other officers. According to …

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