OXFORD, Miss. (WLBT) - Timothy Herrington has been sentenced to 50 years, with 10 years suspended, in the murder of Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee.

Herrington’s sentence is broken down as follows:

• 30 years for second-degree murder

• 10 years for tampering with evidence

• 5 years of supervised post-release

• 5 years of unsupervised post-release

On Monday, Herrington pleaded guilty to the murder of Lee, who went missing in the summer of 2022. Herrington was set to be retried this week after a previous trial ended without a unanimous verdict.

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