TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa County judge has reduced a teenager's prison term by five years for the killing of his 16-year-old friend two years ago.
Preston Plum was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the 2007 fatal shooting of Heather Garoutte. District Judge William Kellough sentenced Plum in January to 15 years in prison.
At a judicial review Friday, Kellough modified Plum's sentence to 10 years in prison plus five years of probation.
According to a Department of Corrections report, Plum, now 18, has demonstrated compliant behavior while in prison and completed several "faith-based" programs.
Plum told authorities he was trying to lower the hammer on a gun that day when it discharged and struck Garoutte.
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Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com
