McKINNEY (AP) - A North Texas teen has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison for the fatal beating of a man during an argument about reckless driving.
A judge in McKinney on Thursday sentenced 18-year-old Seth Dorris, of Wylie, a day after convicting the teen of manslaughter.
The Dallas Morning News reported prosecutors said Dorris threw the first punch in the 2009 attack that killed Jonathan Bird, of Wylie. Investigators said Bird was outside, on a lawn, when he told several youths in a truck to slow down in the neighborhood.
Three other teens charged with murder face trial next year. Another teen pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and spent time in juvenile custody.
Wylie is about 20 miles northeast of Dallas.
