Prosecutor: Man killed teen clerk because of 'unkind eyes'
YORK, S.C. — A South Carolina man will spend life in prison for killing a teenage store clerk he said gave him an unkind look, a shooting carried out with a handgun bought just an hour before the crime. Christopher Mendez, 29, pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in a York County court. He apologized to his victim’s family and his lawyer asked for the 30-year minimum sentence. But it was the man’s confession, played in court, which swayed the judge to side with […]
