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Sunday's Child - Nikolas
Texas man Gets 35 Years in Super Bowl Bet Death 1/17/13
Associated Press
January 17, 2013
FORT WORTH - Prosecutors say an 18-year-old Fort Worth man
convicted of murder for orchestrating the killing of a man over a $40 Super Bowl
bet has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
A Fort Worth jury arrived at the sentence for Edward Washington III on
Wednesday after convicting him Monday.
Investigators say 20-year-old Jarami Thomas was fatally shot in March 2011
in the parking lot of an Arlington convenience store.
Prosecutors say Thomas had placed a bet with Washington on the February 2011
game, played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, via Facebook. When Thomas didn't
pay, Washington threatened him.
Clevin Earl Brown Jr., a friend of Washington, shot Thomas and last April
was sentenced to 50 years in prison.