Pa. man guilty of murdering son’s accused molester
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A northwestern Pennsylvania man has been convicted of third-degree murder for shooting a man who was accused of molesting the suspect’s 10-year-old son.
Thirty-four-year-old Terry Sherlock, of Erie County, will face up to a 20- to 40-year prison sentence when he’s sentenced Jan. 15 on the murder charge, and more time on four lesser charges including reckless endangerment.
Erie County prosecutors say Sherlock purposely shot and killed 28-year-old Kenneth Himrod on Nov. 20, while Himrod was being investigated on allegations he molested Sherlock’s son.
Sherlock’s attorney argued at trial that he killed Himrod in a rage and should have been convicted of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. A jury Tuesday agreed with prosecutors instead.