Thursday, August 11, 2011

Woman Sentenced In Lexington Murder

  • {Kentucky}...Twenty-five year old Heather McGlothen has been sentenced in Lexington to life in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend to beat her grandmother to death. Police say McGlothen was not inside Marilyn Hegge's home when she was killed on her 78th birthday in 2008, but McGlothen helped plan the attack. Dominique Lewis pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced last month to life without parole. McGlothen, who pleaded guilty last month in Fayette County Circuit Court, will be eligible for parole after 20 years. McGlothen apologized at her sentencing Thursday, saying she suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome due to past sexual abuse. Judge Ernesto Scorsone also sentenced McGlothen to 20 years for first-degree burglary and five years each for tampering with physical evidence and fraudulent use of a credit card.