Brian Mason, who fatally shot a lifelong friend while showing her a gun he said was for her protection, was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison.
Mason, 58 and a former Miami County resident, was found guilty by a county jury in the March 26 death of Michelle Elliott, 57, at her North Montgomery County Line Road home in Union Twp.
Mason did not report the shooting for almost 24 hours, saying he was upset and confused and drove around for hours before stopping at the Miamisburg Police Department. His report of the shooting and leaving the body at the house without calling for help was captured on a Miamisburg police officerโs body camera.
The jury found Mason guilty of felony reckless homicide with a firearms specification and a having a weapon while under a disability (imposed by a previous conviction for a drug-related offense).
A theme during Mondayโs sentencing was that Mason should not have had a weapon at all. Mason said Elliott had asked him to help obtain a gun for better protection following an ended relationship.
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