Champaign County Teen Sentenced For Killing Father's Girlfriend

springfieldnewssun.com

The Champaign County teen convicted last week of killing his father's girlfriend was sentenced Tuesday to 28-years to life in prison. 

16-year-old Donovan Nicholas was convicted of killing 40-year-old Heidi Taylor at the family's home in April of last year. Nicholas blamed the slaying on an alternate personality. An appeal is planned. 

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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.