HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - A 26-year-old Hobbs man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder in the January shooting death of a construction worker during a drunken brawl at a dance hall.
Aubrey Savage was handed his sentence Monday by state District Judge William Shoobridge. Authorities say 28-year-old Yurhonnd DeLoach who was shot five times.
Witnesses testified that Savage shot DeLoach in the back while the victim was on the ground.
