Indian River County man sentenced to decade in prison for fatally shooting brother in 2014
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VERO BEACH An Indian River County man who lost two tries at claiming self-defense after fatally shooting his older brother in 2014 during a drunken fight will spend 10 years in prison as part of a plea deal approved in court.
Mark Deffendall, 46, on Tuesday entered a plea of no contest to manslaughter with a firearm in the Oct. 9, 2014 shooting death of his brother Eric Deffendall, 42, as the two fought during a drunken brawl in their Indian River Aerodrome home in the 8500 block of De Havilland Court.