In 2000 NFL plyer Fred Lane, a running back, was shot twice and murdered by his wife Deidra.
Word on the street was that Fred and Diedra Lane were having martial problems and during an argument Diedra shot him twice. Charlotte, N.C., assistant district attorney Gentry Caudill said the first shot "blew out Fred Lane's heart," and "As Fred Lane lay there dying Deidra Lane walked through his blood and put the shotgun up to his head and blew his skull off."
MediaTakeOut.com learned that Diedra managed to avoid first degree murder charges because of Fred Lane's previous spousal abuse. Prosecutors, concerned that Diedra wouldn't be convicted, accepted a manslaughter plea agreement. Diedra was sentenced to eight years in prison, plus credited with three years of time served from a previous bank robbery larceny conviction.
But today, Deidra gets out of prison. Here’s how the the AP is reporting it:
The 33-year-old Lane served about six years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the 2000 death of her estranged husband, Fred Lane. He played with the Carolina Panthers for three years and had been traded to the Indianapolis Colts before his death.
During her trial in 2003, prosecutors described Lane as an abusive woman who killed her husband for insurance money. Defense attorneys described a battered wife who killed in self defense.
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Word on the street was that Fred and Diedra Lane were having martial problems and during an argument Diedra shot him twice. Charlotte, N.C., assistant district attorney Gentry Caudill said the first shot "blew out Fred Lane's heart," and "As Fred Lane lay there dying Deidra Lane walked through his blood and put the shotgun up to his head and blew his skull off."
MediaTakeOut.com learned that Diedra managed to avoid first degree murder charges because of Fred Lane's previous spousal abuse. Prosecutors, concerned that Diedra wouldn't be convicted, accepted a manslaughter plea agreement. Diedra was sentenced to eight years in prison, plus credited with three years of time served from a previous bank robbery larceny conviction.
But today, Deidra gets out of prison. Here’s how the the AP is reporting it:
The 33-year-old Lane served about six years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the 2000 death of her estranged husband, Fred Lane. He played with the Carolina Panthers for three years and had been traded to the Indianapolis Colts before his death.
During her trial in 2003, prosecutors described Lane as an abusive woman who killed her husband for insurance money. Defense attorneys described a battered wife who killed in self defense.
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