James Myron Mitchell eluded the law for nearly six months in 2023 after murdering a man standing outside a house in Tulare. He used a rifle to kill his victim from 90 feet away.

Now Mitchell, 23, will spend the remainder of his life in prison, the Tulare County District Attorney’s office said.

— James Myron Mitchell

He was sentenced Friday in Tulare County Superior Court to life without parole after a jury convicted him on Sept. 3 of first-degree murder.

Mitchell, of Tipton, murdered 54-year-old John White III after messaging him to come outside of the residence. The killing took place at about 2 a.m. at the Valley Oak Apartment Homes at West Street and Cross Avenue.

When police arrived, they found White bleeding from the gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.

Detectives g

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