OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) - The former Ole Miss student, who pleaded guilty Monday in the murder of another student, Jimmie “Jay” Lee, will serve 40 years in prison.

Timothy Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.

The murder charge comes with a 30-year sentence, while the tampering charge comes with a 10-year sentence. Those sentences will be served consecutively.

Herrington and the state came to an agreement on a plea deal that lowered the capital murder charge he was set to go on trial for to second-degree murder.

Lee’s father spoke at the sentencing hearing, saying he knew Herrington was responsible for his son’s murder from the beginning and that he has a broken heart and experienced things no father should.

Herrington was first arrested in 2

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