Pa. man guilty 3rd time for 1997 killing of rival

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man has been convicted for a third time of killing his teenage romantic rival in 1997.

A Clearfield County judge immediately sentenced 28-year-old Andrew Callahan to life in prison after Thursday’s verdict.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court had overturned Callahan’s two previous convictions in the killing of 16-year-old Micah Pollock on Nov. 5, 1997. The appeals court cited improper jury instructions in both decisions.

Callahan and Pollock were classmates at Glendale High School in Flinton, about 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Callahan has claimed a gun accidentally discharged while the two were hunting. But prosecutors say Callahan killed Pollock over jealousy that Pollock was dating Callahan’s ex-girlfriend.