By Associated Press Aug. 9, 2021, at 8:58 p.m.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A California man who pleaded guilty to killing a man in the parking lot of a Lake Tahoe motel more than five years ago has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
Andrew Adams of Suisun City originally was charged with murder and robbery in the fatal shooting of Dennis “Spike” Wright outside the Beverly Lodge in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 30, 2016. …
Kenda Wright, his wife of 17 years, also appealed for the maximum sentence during Friday’s hearing, noting Aug. 7 would have been her late husband’s 46th birthday.