HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A Forrest County jury has convicted a Hattiesburg man of aggravated assault in the wounding of his roommate in 2012.
Circuit Court Judge Bob Helfrich sentenced 23-year-old Adrel Ryan Tutwiler on Wednesday to 20 years in prison with two years suspended.
Tutwiler was charged with shooting Tranongras Hallmon four times on Aug. 20, 2012. Hallmon was hit in the chest, shoulder, back and leg, but he recovered from his wounds and was in the courtroom to watch his former roommate’s sentencing.
Tutwiler and Hallmon were both students at the University of Southern Mississippi at the time of the incident. They had shared an off-campus apartment for about two years.
Tutwiler argued he acted in self-defense during an argument with Hallmon.
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