IT’S ANOTHER LIFE SENTENCE FOR JESSE HANES, THE MAN WHO HAD EARLIER PLED GUILTY TO KILLING HATCH POLICE OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ IN AUGUST OF 2016. ON THURSDAY, HANES WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR HIS CONVICTIONS ON FEDERAL FIREARMS AND CAR-JACKING CHARGES THAT AROSE OUT OF THE SHOOTING OF CHAVEZ.
THE OFFICER WAS GUNNED DOWN BY HANES DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN HATCH. HANES PLED GUILTY TO SHOOTING CHAVEZ AND WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. HE IS STILL FACING AN UNRELATED MURDER CHARGE IN OHIO.
