Kevin West sentenced to 3 decades in prison for 2008 murder

YOUNGSTOWN — A convicted murderer maintains his innocence, but the family of his victim is happy to see him headed to prison for the next three decades.

Kevin West, 23, of Clearmount Drive, was convicted of aggravated murder with a gun specification by a jury Dec. 13 in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. He appeared for sentencing today before Judge Maureen A. Sweeney on that charge and entered a guilty plea on a second charge of illegal possession of a firearm.

Judge Sweeney sentenced West to a combined 33-year prison term for his crimes.

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