Henson could be released in less than a year for Kinglsley murder
20 year sentence, with 15 years suspended, and time off for good behavior
by Duane Williams, KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio
January 29, 2009
Heather Henson may spend just a few months, maybe eight months, in jail for the murder of Larry Kingsley last July.
Henson told 19th District Judge Micheal Prezeau at the sentencing hearing she is "not a dangerous person", and she felt a sentence of "a couple of years and probation" would be a fair sentence.
Prezeau said he felt that there were mitigating, explainable, circumstances in the killing of Kingsley coming from a stressed mental and emotional state of Henson. Prezeau said those where factors "he could not ignore" and had to be "factored into" the sentencing decision.
Prezeau sentenced Henson to 20 years in prison, 15 of which will be suspended, and with parole and good behavior could be released in less than a year.
Henson was implicated in the murder of Larry Kingsley in which Henson and her boyfriend, Steven Thomas, pumped 16 rounds into a sleeping Kingsley at a campground between Libby and Kalispell last July. Henson was found guilty of attempted mitigated homicide because the jury could not determine whether Henson, or Thomas, delivered the fatal shot, the one round that caused Kingsley's death.
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Story by Duane Williams, KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio, www.todaysbestcountryonline.
Related Links
Henson Sentencing January 12 - by Duane Williams, KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio (LibbyMT.com), December 25, 2008
Henson found guilty of Mitigated Attempted Deliberate Homicide - by Duane Williams, KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio (LibbyMT.com) December 18, 2008
Self defense claimed as bizarre homicide case unfolds - by Brent Shrum, Kootenai Valley Record (LibbyMT.com) December 17, 2008
Accused killer says she was treated as slave - by Brent Shrum, Kootenai Valley Record (LibbyMT.com) July 24, 2008
Murder at Sylvan Lake Campground - by KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio (LibbyMT.com) July 16, 2008
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