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Jeffrey Williams, 65, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of his 19-year-old son, Adam.

The judge heard from lawyers and family that Adam suffered from mental illness and had become increasingly violent toward his parents.

Williams' wife, Adam's mother, asked the judge for leniency, citing her husband's own mental health challenges.

A Mesa man who said he killed his son while the son was having a psychotic episode was sentenced to three years in prison.

In December 2021, Jeffrey Williams called 911 and told police that he had shot his son, Adam Williams, 19. Adam Williams was taken to the hospital and was later pronounced dead, according to Mesa police.

Jeffrey Williams, 65, was charged with first-degree murder. But after mitigating factors were reviewe

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