MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - A Minot man convicted of killing a man and concealing his body in a basement will serve life in prison without the chance of parole.

In May, a jury convicted Delon Davis of murder in the death of Mark “Ramon” McMillan.

Prosecutors said Davis fatally shot Mark McMillan in an encounter at a downtown Minot business last April, and then hid McMillan’s body in a basement.

Investigators discovered his remains three months later.

Davis testified in his own defense at trial, claiming he hid in a room in the basement in fear for his safety and returned gunfire in self-defense.

When given the chance to address the court on Thursday, Davis apologized and took responsibility for his actions, but maintained he was defending his family and business.

Judge Douglas Mattson, who

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