September 13, 2007
Kelsay Gets 20 Years for Part in Scotty Joe’s Murder. Good!
365Gay.com gives us the good news:
(Bay Minette, Alabama) A 21 year old Alabama woman has been sentenced to 20-years in prison after pleading guilty to taking part in the 2004 murder of a gay teen.
In a plea bargain with prosecutors to avoid a trial where she could have been sentenced to death if convicted, Nichole Bryars Kelsay pleaded guilty conspiracy to commit murder.
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Weaver was attacked and murdered in his trailer home in July 2004.
His body was then carted to a quiet dirt road where his killers set it on fire and then casually drove off, after robbing him of between $65 and $80.
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Gaines and Kelsay were Weaver’s roommates. … All three were out of work, and Weaver was paying the bills. The prosecution said that the trio plotted Weaver’s death several days before the killing.
See also:
Woman to plead in slaying of teen
Filed under: Hate Crimes, United States
