Anthony Gelia is a killer from Michigan who was convicted of the murder of Brittany Southwell, a murder that was broadcast on Facebook Live
According to court documents Anthony Gelia was drinking when he decided to break into a random house. Gelia would force his way into the home of Brittany Southwell and immediately started to fire killing the young mother who was holding her child
Anthony Gelia would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole
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A Michigan man convicted of murder after he was accused of breaking into a home and shooting a woman while livestreaming the attack on Facebook has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Twenty-year-old Anthony Gelia was given the mandatory punishment Wednesday. He was convicted in March of first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the November 2016 killing of 26-year-old Brittany Southwell.
Jurors watched a Facebook Live recording recovered from Gelia’s cellphone showing him kicking in a door and opening fire.
Gelia says he didn’t mean to hurt anyone. But he also told a judge, “I deserve to do this time.”
Gelia’s lawyer suggested at trial that involuntary manslaughter was a more appropriate charge. He says Gelia didn’t know Southwell was behind the door.
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A Jackson man will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday for the shooting death of a woman nearly two years ago.
Anthony Gelia was convicted in March of first-degree felony murder, first-degree home invasion and a felony firearms charge stemming from the 2016 killing of 26-year-old Brittany Southwell.
Gelia broke into Southwell’s home on Jefferson Street in Jackson back in November of 2016 and shot her.
A medical examiner said Southwell died from a bullet that entered her side and punctured her lungs.
Jackson Circuit Court Judge John McBain sentenced Gelia to a life sentence for first degree felony murder. And also sentenced to 14-20 years for home invasion first degree and a mandatory two years for felony firearm.
https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Man-to-be-sentenced-in-2016-shooting-death-of-woman–482150061.html