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DECATUR â Matthew A. Anderson Jr., the Decatur man convicted of shooting another man to death in the back of a crowded restaurant, was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday afternoon.
Anderson, 22, will be more than 70 years old before he is eligible for release. Macon County Circuit Court Judge James Coryell said the sentences â 25 years plus a 25-year enhancement for using a gun to kill â must be served at 100%.
Anderson was convicted by a jury in May of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Curtis T. Hairston. He was gunned down in a shoot-out with Anderson on Jan. 4, 2019, in the menâs restroom of the former Long John Silverâs restaurant on West Eldorado Street.