Man sentenced to life in prison for Father's Day murder
At the sentencing, Willmar Santos-Batista's family described the profound loss they've experienced following his 2021 murder.
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At the sentencing, Willmar Santos-Batista's family described the profound loss they've experienced following his 2021 murder.
"I have been petrified, scared, and even have night terrors from the incident that haunts me. I am still recovering," the accused said in court.
Dotson was also found guilty of the possession of a firearm, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, and recklessly endangering another person.
A York County jury found a man guilty of killing another in a hail of gunfire last year.
Tyrell Dotson's attorney didn't dispute that he fired a gun and killed Willmar Santos-Batista. But he argued the shooting wasn't murder.