Trumbull man gets life prison sentence for killing his girlfriend last June
WARREN — Dozens of family members of Tricia W. Wade listened as the woman’s mother and brother told the court of the devastating loss they feel.
Nathan Riggs, 27, bludgeoned to death the 31-year-old Vernon Township woman in the garage of her home last June.
Joey Wade, the victim’s 30-year-old brother, told Judge Andrew Logan in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court that he was advised he had to speak to the judge, not to Riggs, who stood about 30 feet away in handcuffs.
Wade said he wants everyone to know how much he misses Tricia, a mother of four. “She was always there” no matter how much trouble he was in, Wade said at today’s hearing.
“And I don’t have that anymore,” he said as his voice cracked with emotion.
Riggs received a life prison sentence with eligibility of parole after 20 years. He pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse.
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