An Adams County man was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years Tuesday for murdering his aunt.
Jonathan Edward Leonard of McSherrystown received lifed without the possibility of parole plus a consecutive sentence of 7 to 20 years in State Prison for the beating death of aunt Christiana Leonard.
On April 9, 2102, Leonard went into his aunt's home on 3rd Street in Conewago Township. Once he was inside, he brutally beat his aunt with his hands and objects. After his aunt was dead, Leonard stole several pieces of jewlery and her car and took them to a pawn shop.
Leonard pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the murder of first degree and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
Jonathan Edward Leonard of McSherrystown received lifed without the possibility of parole plus a consecutive sentence of 7 to 20 years in State Prison for the beating death of aunt Christiana Leonard.
On April 9, 2102, Leonard went into his aunt's home on 3rd Street in Conewago Township. Once he was inside, he brutally beat his aunt with his hands and objects. After his aunt was dead, Leonard stole several pieces of jewlery and her car and took them to a pawn shop.
Leonard pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the murder of first degree and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.