FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – A 51-year-old Fort Wayne man is facing an up to 85-year prison sentence after being found guilty of fatally shooting a man at the Coliseum Boulevard Economy Inn last year.
BACKGROUND: Man facing murder charge after fatal morning shooting at Economy Inn
Jurors found Archie Whitest guilty of murder and a sentencing enhancement for using a gun in the killing of Donald Charles Warren III on March 5.
Whitest told police an argument over “poisoned” drugs led to the shooting, court records show.
COURT DOCS: Man claims argument over drugs led to fatal Economy Inn shooting, affidavit says
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