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Escambia Man Gets Life For January Murder
July 30, 2016
An Escambia County man was convicted by a jury Friday of first degree murder.
The jury found David Lee Calland guilty in connection with the murder of Darel Mims on January 11, 2016. Mims was found shot in the head in his apartment at the Beauclerc Apartments located off East Burgess Road.
Calland was sentenced to life in state prison by Circuit Judge John Miller.
Two co-defendants, Jezzamay Atherton and Bryan Simmons, have pleaded to a lesser second degree murder charge. As part of their plea agreement, they were required to testify against Calland. The faceĀ maximum of life in prison when sentenced on August 23.
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He was innocent just found at the wrong house at the wrong time.