Jury recommends 30 years for guard who killed Pokemon player
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Virginia jury has recommended a 30-year prison sentence for a Chesapeake security guard who killed a man prosecutors say was playing "Pokemon Go."
The Virginian-Pilot reports the jury recommended the sentence for 23-year-old Johnathan Cromwell on Monday, days after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder in the 2017 death of 60-year-old Jiansheng Chen.
Authorities say Chen was sitting in a minivan in a parking lot and playing the video game when he was confronted and shot by Cromwell.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cromwell said the vehicle was moving and he opened fire, and his lawyer argued he acted in self-defense. But prosecutors said broken glass found under the van's shot-out windows disproved Cromwell's claim.
Cromwell is set to be sentenced on June 24. His attorney, Andrew Sacks, says they plan to appeal.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com