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David M. Shafer walks into the courtroom of Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton for sentencing in the 2018 death of his father, Delbert Shafer. He was followed through the door by a sheriffâs office detective, Sgt. Jeff Haugh, one of the investigators in the case.
LISBON David M. Shafer was sentenced to 14 years in prison in Common Pleas Court Friday on charges related to the death of his father, Delbert Shafer, early in 2018.
Shafer, 51, state Route 558, Leetonia, told Judge Megan Bickerton, “My father Delbert was an awesome person. He had a wicked sense of humor. He was super smart. He loved to hunt. He loved to fish. He loved just being outside. Everything he was is who I am today. I never loved anyone more or anything more than I loved my father.”
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LISBON David M. Shafer was sentenced to 14 years in prison in Common Pleas Court Friday on charges related to the death of his father, Delbert Shafer, early in 2018.
Shafer, 51, state Route 558, Leetonia, told Judge Megan Bickerton, “My father Delbert was an awesome person. He had a wicked sense of humor. He was super smart. He loved to hunt. He loved to fish. He loved just being outside. Everything he was is who I am today. I never loved anyone more or anything more than I loved my father.”
Shafer claimed he feels his father’s pain and the pain of losing his father everyday, when he falls asleep and when he wakes up.