KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee prosecutors say a man convicted in a 2014 home invasion has been sentenced to 78 years in prison.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that a Knox County jury in March convicted 26-year-old Brandon Deshawn Middlebrook of attempted first-degree murder, especially aggravated burglary, employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony and aggravated assault.
Prosecutors say Middlebrook and another man raided the apartment of a former University of Tennessee student turned marijuana dealer.
In a sentencing order filed Thursday, Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee agreed with prosecutor TaKisha Fitzgerald that Middlebrook deserved an enhanced sentence.
Co-defendant Joshua Martez Williams was convicted on the same charges by a separate jury in February.
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