Michigan man gets life in prison for hacking, bludgeoning 71-year-old grandfather to death
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A Michigan man convicted of first-degree murder in the hacking and bludgeoning of his 71-year-old grandfather has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Trent Humphreys-McPherson appeared Monday in Muskegon County Circuit Court, where he was given the mandatory punishment.
The Muskegon Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1HCJkI2 ) that he didn't make a statement before being sentenced on the advice of his lawyer, because the 26-year-old man faces other criminal charges.
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Judge Timothy G. Hicks said he was disturbed "that Mr. McPherson's last memories of this life were his grandson, who apparently loves him, killing him with a hatchet."
Dennis McPherson was attacked Jan. 9 with a hatchet at his Muskegon Township home. Authorities say Humphreys-McPherson broke glass on a door to get into the home.
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Information from: The Muskegon Chronicle, http://www.mlive.com/muskegon