Last Updated on July 7, 2010 8:56 pm by shah
Verdict in Walker Case
Las Vegas, NV – An 11-time convicted felon has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for kidnapping, robbing and beating an NFL player two years ago.
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An attorney for 42-year-old Deshawn Lamont Thomas promised to appeal after Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Smith sentenced Thomas on Wednesday as a habitual criminal.
A jury convicted Thomas in April after five days of testimony, including an account of the attack from the 31-year-old Walker.
The former Oakland Raiders wide receiver acknowledged he was falling-down drunk when he got into a car with two men he didn’t know after a night partying at Las Vegas clubs in June 2008.
Co-defendant Arfat Fadel pleaded guilty to lesser charges and testified against Thomas. He’ll be sentenced next week.
Posted 7/07/2010 9:00 PM ET