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Morrissey Sentenced 27 Years As Part Of Plea Deal

 

A Pana man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and 2 years parole for murder and aggravated battery of a police officer. 20-year-old Quinton L. Morrissey of Pana accepted a plea deal on Friday to 20 years for the second-degree murder of 59-year-old Stephen L. Presnell and 7 years for aggravated battery in early 2019 when he threw urine on a correctional officer. Morrissey was sentenced by Judge Christopher Matoush in Christian County Court. According to States Attorney Mike Havera, the autopsy revealed that Presnell died from blunt force trauma to the chest and a fracture of the right oracle plate. Presnell was murdered at his home near Pana Lake. Havera said that these kinds of cases have to be looked at from 3 different angles.

 

 

All remaining charges were dismissed. Morrissey could be out in 11 years upon good behavior.

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