A Boone County man will avoid the death penalty after pleading to the shooting death of his estranged wife. According to Springfield television station KOLR, 36-year-old Matthew Bolen of Harrison will spend 75 years in prison after negotiating a plea to charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and being a felon in possession of a weapon.
Bolen admitted to handcuffing and shooting 26-year-old Heavan Bolen of Harrison on January 22nd. Heavan Bolen died the next day from her injuries at a hospital in Springfield.
The plea agreement was made between Matthew Bolen and his prosecutors in exchange for waiving the death penalty. Bolen was sentenced by Circuit Judge Gordon Webb to 40 years on the murder charge, 20 years for kidnapping and 15 years on the weapon possession charge. His sentences will run consecutively in a state correctional facility.
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