Accomplice in teen's murder gets 8 years

Bobby L. Gipson was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday for his role as an accomplice in the 2011 murder of 17-year-old Caleb Witty. The Herald & Review reports that Gipson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder following a deal with prosecutors. The sentencing concludes a long-standing legal case regarding the brutal killing, which occurred during a street robbery in Decatur during a local festival.