Tucson Strip Clubs: Tucson man sentenced in 2009 strip club killing
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -
A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2009 shooting death outside a Tucson strip club.
Pima County prosecutors say 30-year-old Andre Lightsey-Copeland was sentenced Wednesday. He was given 27 months’ credit for time he’s already served in the Pima County Jail.
Lightsey-Copeland was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the July 2009 shooting death of David Tyne.
In a statement to the judge, Lightsey-Copeland apologized to Tyne’s family.
But the victim’s father, David Tyne Sr., says he can’t forgive Lightsey-Copeland and called him “morally deficient.”
Pima County Superior Court Judge Teresa Godoy told Lightsey-Copeland she believes he’s a decent man who lost his way when he started hanging out with the wrong people.
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