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Springfield High School Football Player's Killer Sentenced

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 12, 2015 at 7:11 AM EST
whio.com

The man who pleaded guilty to charges of killing a Springfield High School football player was sentenced yesterday to 33 years to life in prison. Tyrin Hawkins was convicted earlier of killing 17-year-old Jeff Wellington Junior last Easter when the victim tried to break up a fight between two groups of teenagers.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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