Va. Man Gets 40 Years For Killing Bail Bondsman

Posted: 12:01 PM Nov 7, 2008

Virginia man will spend 40 years in prison for killing an unarmed bail bondsman who was trying to arrest him. Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly W. Snukals sentenced James E. Carr on Friday to 37 years for first-degree murder and three years for felonious use of a firearm. The sentences will run consecutive to a 10-year term on a prior robbery conviction.

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November 7, 2008

(AP) - A Virginia man will spend 40 years in prison for killing an unarmed bail bondsman who was trying to arrest him.

Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly W. Snukals sentenced James E. Carr on Friday to 37 years for first-degree murder and three years for felonious use of a firearm. The sentences will run consecutive to a 10-year term on a prior robbery conviction.

Prosecutors said the 20-year-old Carr shot 39-year-old James W. Woolfolk III three times from behind as Woolfolk attempted to arrest him for skipping court on a felony drug charge.

The fatal shooting occurred March 6 at a house in South Richmond.

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