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A judge sentenced Daniel Davitt, who had had a history of problems with detention Officer Gene Lee, to the aggravated sentence of 33 years.

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A Maricopa County Superior Court judge sentenced Daniel Davitt on Friday in a courtroom packed with Officer Gene Lee’s family, friends and former colleagues.

An inmate convicted of manslaughter after fatally attacking an MCSO detention employee was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Friday.

Last month, Daniel Davitt was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Gene Lee at the Lower Buckeye Jail on October 2019.

A man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for the murder of a Maricopa County detention officer.

Maricopa County Sheriffs Detention Officer Jim Lee died in October of 2019 after a violent attack by Daniel Davitt, an inmate at Lower Buckeye jail.

An inmate was convicted of manslaughter Monday after fatally attacking a MCSO detention employee nearly four years ago.

Daniel Davitt was found guilty of being responsible for the death of Officer Gene Lee at the Lower Buckeye Jail in 2019.