Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
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Jackson, Tenn. – A Murfreesboro man has been sentenced after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Jackson. According to a news release, Roger McPherson, 21, was sentenced to five years in prison for killing Michael Bell, 28, in November of 2010. Bell was convicted of the homicide on May 4, 2012. After his sentencing, McPherson‘s bond was cancelled and he was taken into custody. He has a release eligibility of 30 percent of five years and has already spent 18 months in jail. According to police, on the evening of November 4, 2010, McPherson, who was a Jackson college student, approached Bell on the parking lot of Lane Express Mart at 369 Lane Ave. After a confrontation, McPherson shot at Bell four times striking him twice. Bell was pronounced dead at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital shortly before 10 p.m. Jackson police arrested McPherson the following day.
