Jury Sentences MIller To 18 Years

A man that pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter in the death of an off duty Jefferson County

deputy sheriff has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Jefferson County jury. That is the sentence

assessed to 40-year old Michael Miller. In July of 2022 he was driving on Burrell-Wingate Road, lost

control and struck 71-year old James Lee, who was mowing his lawn. Miller pleaded guilty on Monday

and the trial went directly to the punishment phase.


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