CHESAPEAKE — A Chesapeake man was sentenced Monday to 68 years in prison for breaking into his estranged wife’s home and fatally shooting her just days after she obtained a protective order against him. The term issued to Ben Wynkoop was well over the 28-year maximum that state sentencing guidelines had recommended. The guidelines suggest a sentencing range based on a defendant’s background .
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CHESAPEAKE — A Chesapeake man was found guilty Friday of murdering his estranged wife less than two weeks after she obtained a protective order to keep him away from her. A jury in Chesapeake Circuit Court, however, chose to convict Ben Wynkoop of second-degree murder rather than the first-degree charge sought by prosecutors. The panel also found Wynkoop guilty of burglary, illegal use of a .
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