LEXINGTON (KY)
Herald-Leader
By Brandon Ortiz
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
A Fayette Circuit Court judge has rejected the prosecutors’ recommendation of life without parole for convicted priest killer Jason Anthony Russell.
Judge Gary Payne instead sentenced Russell, 28, to 30 years in prison today. Russell will be eligible for parole after serving 85 percent of that sentence, or just more than 25 years.