King Yates sentenced to life in prison for killing cellmate Branden Roth
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Published: Jan. 14, 2022 at 10:57 AM MST
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A Tucson man already serving life in prison was sentenced for killing his cellmate.
On Friday, Jan. 14, King Yates was sentenced to natural life on a murder charge for the April 2017 death of Branden Roth at the Pima County jail.
At the time of Roth’s death, Yates was in custody for his wife Cassandra’s death a few months before.
Yates was convicted of murder for Roth’s death in December 2021 and Cassandra’s death in February 2020.
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