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ROCKLAND (WGME) -- A Maine prisoner who killed his cellmate in a fight over cigarettes will spend eight years in prison. Zachary Titus, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in December. [Fight over stolen cigarettes led to Maine prison inmate's death, police say] He was sentenced Friday to 18 years with all but eight years suspended and four years of probation.
Mainer awaits sentence for killing cellmate over cigarettes May 31, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — A prisoner who killed his cellmate in a fight over cigarettes faces sentencing this week. Zachary Titus, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in December and is due to be sentenced on Friday. Under a plea agreement, the murder charge was reduced to manslaughter and the sentence capped at 12 years. Witnesses told investigators that Titus put cellmate Dana Bartlett in a chokehold while the two fought over cigarettes on June 24, 2018, at the Bolduc Correctional Center. An autopsy ...