Seminole killer gets life in drug slaying

A Sanford jury today convicted a drug dealer of murdering a 26-year-old man in a drug deal gone sour, and a judge ordered him to prison for life with no chance of parole.

[Powerball]

good! another killer off the street. Justice is served

[Maxfield]

Three worthless human beings that society will not miss whether they are dead or locked up.

[Andrew the Hated]

If we were a smart society we would legalize weed and this kind of thing wouldn't happen any more. I guess no one remembers prohibition. Too bad.

[Glen]

Prohibition is the reason one guy is dead and the other we pay 40 grand a year for the rest of his life...

[sandegold]

Foster was convicted today of killing Ricky Lorie, 26, on April 23, 2007.
Circuit Judge O.H. Eaton Jr. imposed the only sentence available for the killing, life.

"" Why is life imprisonment the only sentence for murder...""
I was under the opression that if you are proven to have murdered someone,then you get the Death Penalty...Now we have to pay for 3 hots & a cot for this useless POS for the rest of "OUR" lives...along with free medical treatment that we pay out the A $$ for...If real just were to be done,then a bullet between this imbecile's eyes would be justice...

[Glen]

Glenn, or should I call you "God."

You gonna go shoot your pharmacist?

[Ann]

The State attorney is the one to decide whether or not to pursue the death penalty. If they do not seek it, then it cannot be imposed.

[Justice is served]

I hope this worthless pos enjoys his life behind bars for the of his natural life. Ricky did not get a chance at life because of this individual and now, he will not have one either! Thank GOD the justice system worked, one down, one to go!

[Joshua Smith]

Wow. I would like to say that, I am surprised or even shocked, at the poor, poor, penmanship and apparent struggle to put together, what should have been, a simply written article. However, with the obvious lack of quality or even decent writers out there, and especially for the Sentinel in regards to covering this story specifically, I must say that I am not surprised in the least.

Ricky was killed by a single 9mm round, pointblank to the heart and died instantly. This incredibly ridiculously written article makes it seem as if he jumped or was thrown from the vehicle, hit his head, and died..."oh, there was some gunfire at some point too."

Lastly, I will let this quote speak for itself; "The abduction was a parking lot of the Sanford Wing House, a short distance from the highway."..."the abduction was a parking lot"?

Come on editors, do your job or can some of your writers.

[Andrew the Hated]

Joshua Smith wrote:

Wow. I would like to say that, I am surprised or even shocked, at the poor, poor, penmanship and apparent struggle to put together, what should have been, a simply written article. However, with the obvious lack of quality or even decent writers out there, and especially for the Sentinel in regards to covering this story specifically, I must say that I am not surprised in the least.
Ricky was killed by a single 9mm round, pointblank to the heart and died instantly. This incredibly ridiculously written article makes it seem as if he jumped or was thrown from the vehicle, hit his head, and died..."oh, there was some gunfire at some point too."
Lastly, I will let this quote speak for itself; "The abduction was a parking lot of the Sanford Wing House, a short distance from the highway."..."the abduction was a parking lot"?
Come on editors, do your job or can some of your writers.

Well, JS - welcome to the Sentinel. You might want to get used to terrible reporting or you will be very unhappy here. The editors are dumber than the illiterate (did I spell that right?)- writers.

[Michael]

Rest in peace now Ricky. Your killer is brought to justice!

[Justice]

Joshua, the story was correct. Ricky died from blunt force trauma, but he was also shot. It doesn't even matter how he died. If someone dies as the result of kidnapping, the killers can be charged with First Degree Felony Murder. Now, may Ricky rest in peace as a second guilty verdict was rendered today. God bless his family.

[On the Jury]

Justice from Kissimmee is correct.
The gun shot did not kill Ricky, and the law did not allow for a death penalty sentence because the death occured during a felony kidnapping.