{Charleston, West Virginia}...Joshua Brian Long, 28, of Chesapeake, was sentenced Monday in Kanawha Circuit Court to life in prison with mercy after admitting he fatally stabbed 30 year old William Arthur Proctor of Witcher Creek in Chesapeake last May. The stabbing occurred in the East End of Charleston. Proctor died at the hospital from a wound to his neck. The murder occurred at the intersection of 116th Street and MacCorkle Avenue. Long, who has been incarcerated since the murder, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors last week, agreeing to a sentence of life behind bars with no chance of parole until he has served at least 15 years. Long will get credit for the 313 days he has spent incarcerated.Monday, March 26, 2012
Man Sentenced To Life With Mercy
{Charleston, West Virginia}...Joshua Brian Long, 28, of Chesapeake, was sentenced Monday in Kanawha Circuit Court to life in prison with mercy after admitting he fatally stabbed 30 year old William Arthur Proctor of Witcher Creek in Chesapeake last May. The stabbing occurred in the East End of Charleston. Proctor died at the hospital from a wound to his neck. The murder occurred at the intersection of 116th Street and MacCorkle Avenue. Long, who has been incarcerated since the murder, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors last week, agreeing to a sentence of life behind bars with no chance of parole until he has served at least 15 years. Long will get credit for the 313 days he has spent incarcerated.