Robert Hurley sentenced to 20 years for strangling roommate
Posted: Jun 18, 2014 5:41 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 3:43 AM EDT
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. -- The man accused of killing his roommate by strangling him with a cord was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Robert Edward Hurley accepted a plea agreement and was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, a class B felony.
He was given credit for 942 days served. Of that he served 471 days - and was given an additional good time credit of 471 days.
On March 3, 2013, deputies were called to the Hideaway Hills Mobile Home Park for a welfare check.
When they arrived, they found 51-year-old Lionel Dale King deceased.
He had been strangled with a cord.