i hope nobody was shocked by this
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/07/25/sherra-wright-makes-unexpected-appearance-court/
Sherra Wright pleads guilty of facilitation in murder of ex-husband Lorenzen Wright
By WMCActionNews5.com Staff | July 25, 2019 at 10:24 AM CDT - Updated July 25 at 11:54 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Sherra Wright pleaded guilty of facilitation of murder in the case of her ex-husband, former NBA star Lorenzen Wright.
Sherra Wright made an unexpected court appearance Thursday where prosecutor Paul Hagerman announced the new plea.
Facilitation of murder comes with a 30-year sentence. Wright will be eligible for parole after serving 30% of her sentence, which will amount to nine years. She will get credit for her time served, which is less than two years.
Lorenzon’s mother Deborah Marion spoke directly to Sherra in the courtroom. She thanked Sherra Wright for giving her beautiful grandchildren and said she just wants to see them.
“It’s okay to talk to grandma,” Marion said. “We still love them. That is all I want is my grandkids. That’s it. I just hate what happened to my child. But he has some nice looking kids for his grandma. They want to see me, I want to see them.”
Marion said she was able to keep calm in the courtroom after thinking about her grandchildren. Marion said she is satisfied with the sentence but will push for Wright to serve the full 30 years.
“My son is serving life,” she said.
Lorenzen Wright disappeared in July 2010. On July 28, 10 days after Wright’s disappearance, his body was found in the woods in Memphis’ outskirts.
The case went cold for seven years, until Billy Turner was charged with Lorenzen Wright’s murder in December 2017. Sherra Wright was arrested 10 days later. Both were charged with first-degree murder and pleaded not guilty.
Lorenzen Wright (Source: Shelby County District Attorney's Office
Police believe that Turner and Sherra knew each other at the time of the murder, and worked with a third person to help them.
Sherra is the mother of Lorenzen’s six children and moved to Riverside, California, after successfully suing to obtain access to her ex-husband’s life insurance and retirement funds.
Wright and Turner were set to begin a trial in September for the murder. Turner was originally schedule to appear in court on an unrelated gun charge on Friday; that court date has now been moved to August 8.
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/07/25/sherra-wright-makes-unexpected-appearance-court/
Sherra Wright pleads guilty of facilitation in murder of ex-husband Lorenzen Wright
By WMCActionNews5.com Staff | July 25, 2019 at 10:24 AM CDT - Updated July 25 at 11:54 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Sherra Wright pleaded guilty of facilitation of murder in the case of her ex-husband, former NBA star Lorenzen Wright.
Sherra Wright made an unexpected court appearance Thursday where prosecutor Paul Hagerman announced the new plea.
Facilitation of murder comes with a 30-year sentence. Wright will be eligible for parole after serving 30% of her sentence, which will amount to nine years. She will get credit for her time served, which is less than two years.
Lorenzon’s mother Deborah Marion spoke directly to Sherra in the courtroom. She thanked Sherra Wright for giving her beautiful grandchildren and said she just wants to see them.
“It’s okay to talk to grandma,” Marion said. “We still love them. That is all I want is my grandkids. That’s it. I just hate what happened to my child. But he has some nice looking kids for his grandma. They want to see me, I want to see them.”
Marion said she was able to keep calm in the courtroom after thinking about her grandchildren. Marion said she is satisfied with the sentence but will push for Wright to serve the full 30 years.
“My son is serving life,” she said.
Lorenzen Wright disappeared in July 2010. On July 28, 10 days after Wright’s disappearance, his body was found in the woods in Memphis’ outskirts.
The case went cold for seven years, until Billy Turner was charged with Lorenzen Wright’s murder in December 2017. Sherra Wright was arrested 10 days later. Both were charged with first-degree murder and pleaded not guilty.
Lorenzen Wright (Source: Shelby County District Attorney's Office
Police believe that Turner and Sherra knew each other at the time of the murder, and worked with a third person to help them.
Sherra is the mother of Lorenzen’s six children and moved to Riverside, California, after successfully suing to obtain access to her ex-husband’s life insurance and retirement funds.
Wright and Turner were set to begin a trial in September for the murder. Turner was originally schedule to appear in court on an unrelated gun charge on Friday; that court date has now been moved to August 8.
