Iowa man sentenced to life for murder described as revenge June 26, 2021 GMT WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Waterloo man to life behind bars for first-degree murder in what prosecutors described as the revenge killing of another man. Judge Linda Fangman ordered Raymond Birden Jr., 22, to life in prison and $150,000 restitution for what prosecutors described as a revenge killing, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. Birden declined to comment in court, the newspaper reported. A jury last month found Birden guilty in the 2018 death of 22-year-old Shavondes Martin, who ...