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Life Sentence for Sumter County Murder

Life Sentence for Sumter County Murder

In April, a Sumter County jury announced the conviction of Lorenzo Green for the murder of a local resident and the attempted murder of his girlfriend.
In December of 2019, Lorenzo Green traveled up to Bushnell from South Florida, broke into the victim's home and used a firearm to fatally shoot him. He then turned the gun on the victim's girlfriend, shooting her repeatedly. The victim survived the attack and helped to provide evidence that identified Green as the perpetrator.

Along with the surviving victim’s account, the prosecution used phone records that traced Green's path from South Florida to Sumter County, where he later burned the vehicle he used during the commission of the crime. The jury found Green guilty of First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm, Burglary of a Dwelling, Grand Theft Auto, and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

At the sentencing hearing, Circuit Judge Mary Hatcher sentenced Green to life in prison for First Degree Murder and two counts of life in prison as a Prison Releasee Offender for Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm, and Burglary of a Dwelling. Green was also sentenced to a concurrent 5 years for Grand Theft Auto and 15 years for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorneys Sonny McCathran and Dan Geraghty.

Posted on 5/12/2023


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