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GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) — A Lucedale man has been found guilty of his wife's murder and has been sentenced.

According to the George County Sheriff's Office, 69-year-old Leon E Lambert III will spend his life in prison after killing his wife, Pamela, in 2023.

Officials said the Lamberts were arguing, leading to Pamela calling 911 for help.

Leon heard Pamela calling 911, which is when he reportedly picked up a shotgun from a bedroom closet, walked into the dining room, and shot her three times.

“He claimed he just 'snapped,'" said District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath. "The truth is–he broke a vow and took a life–the life of a woman who was a mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, aunt and soon-to-b

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