Former Texas Deputy Sentenced to 30 Years for Girlfriend’s Murder He Claimed Was Suicide
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A former Texas deputy sheriff accused of killing his paraplegic girlfriend and claiming it was a suicide was convicted of murder earlier this week and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Denton County Criminal District Attorney’s Office said that a jury found Jay Rotter, 39, guilty on Tuesday and sentenced him the next day …