Man Sentenced For Murder

{Charleston, West Virginia}...Friday, Kanawha County Circuit Judge Jim Stucky sentenced 28 year old Ernest Young, Jr. of Handley to 20 years in prison for the June 2011 beating death of 81 year old Wilfred Naylor. Young was arrested shortly after Naylor was found beaten with his own billy club inside his home in Mammoth. Young confessed to police he killed Naylor. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month. As part of the plea, the prosecutor's office agreed to seek 20-years behind bars with credit for time already served. The defense team had asked for home confinement, claiming Young was sexually abused by Naylor from the time he was 12 years old and that Naylor told Young he would have to perform sexual acts on him the night of the murder. Dr. Timothy Saar, a psychologist who examined Young several months after the murder, testified that Young told him Naylor had cornered him using the billy club demanding sexual favors. Young was given credit for 470 days of time served and will be eligible for parole in 8 years.