Arkansas Man Gets 50 Years for Road Rage Killing of Toddler

Gary Eugene Holmes, who was convicted by a jury on Aug. 22, 2018, Little Rock, Ark. Pulaski County Sheriff's Office via AP, File
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—An Arkansas man who fired his gun into another driver’s car and killed a 3-year-old boy in the back seat was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison without the possibility for parole.

Jurors found Gary Eugene Holmes guilty of first-degree murder and terroristic threatening in the December 2016 death of Acen King. Holmes received 45 years for the killing and five years for threats.