Update: Guilty Verdict in Jason Becktel Murder Trial

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Birdsview, WAJason Becktel, the man accused of shooting and killing 47-year old Allen Kesterson during  an argument at a  New Years Party in Birdsview in 2015,  has been found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder.

Mr. Becktel had previously been charged with premeditated murder, but a Jury found him guilty of the lesser charge after a two-week trial in Skagit County Superior Court.

Sentencing for Mr. Becktel is scheduled for April 10th, 2017. He is looking at the possibility of life in prison.

 

 

 

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