Gunman in 2012 mass shooting at Alabama bar gets 30 years
Source: Reuters
Gunman in 2012 mass shooting at Alabama bar gets 30 years
Mon Dec 8, 2014 6:19pm EST
(Reuters) - An Alabama man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to opening fire in a Tuscaloosa bar during a night-long crime spree in 2012 in which he wounded 17 people, prosecutors said on Monday.
Nathan Van Wilkins, 47, shot up the Copper Top bar using what witnesses described as an assault rifle, Tuscaloosa County Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Cross said.
Wilkins' sentence, including credit for more than two years' time served, was handed down after he agreed to a plea deal on Friday, Cross said.
"We are very satisfied," said Cross, who added that Wilkins was due to stand trial on Monday. "It's always difficult to put witnesses through a trial. Him accepting responsibility spares them that."
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