The Prosecuting Attorney of Adair County, David Goring, says Brendon Lene of LaPlata recently pleaded guilty to second degree murder and armed criminal action, in connection to the death of Jared Newman. Lene killed Newman on April 1st of 2021. Lene was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder charge, and ten years for the armed criminal action offense. Those sentences will be served consecutively.
LaPlata man sentenced in murder case
