Son of slain jeweler pleads guilty, sentenced to 35 years Follow Us Question of the Day This photo provided by the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, shows Nicolas Patrick Shaughnessy, who was arrested Tuesday, May 29, 2018, with a second person on allegations that they conspired to hire a gunman to kill Shaughnessy’s father, a ... more > By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The son of a slain Texas jeweler was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday after admitting he hired someone to kill his father. Nicolas Patrick Shaughnessy, 22, entered a guilty plea to a murder charge during a virtual court hearing. His attorneys in a statement said he accepts full responsibility for his role in his father’s death, according to the Austin American-Statesman.