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Man gets 8 years in Russian roulette killing of his friend

Citizen Staff Writer

A.J. FLICK

ajflick@tucsoncitizen.com

A Tucson man who killed a friend while playing Russian roulette was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.

Pima County Superior Court Judge Deborah Bernini imposed a slightly mitigated term for a manslaughter charge against Courtney Larsel Robinson, 22, for the September death of longtime friend Jason M. Brant, 22.

Robinson could have gotten up to 21 years in prison.

Robinson was charged with second-degree murder and weapons misconduct in Brant’s death, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge, which factored into Bernini’s sentencing, she said. Bernini also sentenced Robinson to a concurrent 1.5-year prison term for an unrelated attempted forgery charge.

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