Prosecutor: SC man killed teen clerk because of 'unkind eyes'
YORK, S.C. — A man has been sentenced to life in prison in South Carolina for killing a 19-year-old store clerk who he said looked at him with unkind eyes with a gun he bought an hour before. Christopher Mendez pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in York County. He apologized for the killing and his lawyer asked for the minimum 30-year sentence, but the judge sided with prosecutors and gave him life without parole.Prosecutor Kevin Brackett said Mendez lied on a […]
