St. Joseph man sentenced to 30 years for murder

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 2010 beating death.

Calvin S. McMillian was sentenced Friday in Buchanan County Circuit Court to 30 years in prison for the February 2010 beating death of Todd A. McDowell.

The St. Joseph News-Press reports that McMillian pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder charges in McDowell's death.

A co-defendant, Nicky Conner, has also pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He's scheduled to be sentenced May 24.

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Information from: St. Joseph News-Press, http://www.stjoenews-press.com