SPARTANBURG MAN RECEIVES 40-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR MURDER CONVICTION

A Spartanburg teen received a 40-year prison sentence today for shooting a person to death.

Shawn Miller, 19, was found guilty of murder and illegal possession of a weapon at the conclusion of a two-day jury trial. Miller shot Chris Blount, 30, on Oct. 24, 2007 at a Rookard Court home. Blount died 19 days later as a result of multi-organ failure.

Two witnesses to the crime testified that Miller was the trigger man. Assistant Solicitor Ryan McCarty relied on testimony from a SLED firearms expert Ira Parnell and Dr. David Wren, the pathologist who performed the autopsy, to further his argument for a murder conviction.

McCarty teamed with Assistant Solicitor Lauren Barnwell to prosecute the case.

Miller will serve every day of the prison sentence. He is not eligible for parole.

For more information, contact Murray Glenn at 809-4892