Man who killed teen in road rage shooting gets 20-40 years

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Man who killed teen in road rage shooting gets 20-40 years

December 13, 2018

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a recent high school graduate in a fit of road rage should spend at least 20 years in prison after an emotional sentencing at which he, the victim’s family and even the judge cried.

David Desper was sentenced to 20 to 40 years, and the judge told him she didn’t believe he acted out of fear as he contended.

“If you’re afraid, you hit the brakes. I believe it was anger,” she told him, tearing up. He faced a maximum of 45 years in prison.

Desper pleaded guilty to shooting 18-year-old Bianca Roberson in the head in West Goshen Township last year after they jockeyed for space while merging onto a highway.

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[JDC]

1. Gun Culture is a plague on our society.

So sad