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At top left, Douglas County District Court Chief Judge James McCabria pronounces the sentence of Tommy J. May, pictured at bottom right, during a sentencing hearing held via videoconference on Dec. 14, 2020. The others pictured, clockwise from top center, are Susan Benkelman with court services, Deputy District Attorney David Melton, attorney Carol Cline and Senior Assistant District Attorney Alice Walker. This screenshot was taken with permission from the judge.
A man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for his convictions in a 2018 double shooting in Lawrence that left a woman injured and a man paralyzed.