8-year prison term in bass boat crash

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Judge Zack Walden imposes sentence on Joe Sturgill in Claiborne County April 30, 2024.


NEW TAZEWELL, Tennessee — A Kentucky man will spend eight years in prison for a drunken boating crash on Norris Lake that killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded a dozen others enjoying a summer outing.

Joe Sturgill of Grayson, Ky., was taken into custody promptly after Tuesday morning's plea and sentencing hearing in Claiborne County Criminal Court. Judge Zack Walden imposed sentence. By agreement with prosecutors, Sturgill is to serve the full eight years in prison.

Tuesday's hearing included wrenching statements presented by numerous family members of Conner Catlett, who was riding with friends and family in July 2023 when Sturgill's watercraft slammed into the boat the group was aboard.
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[mark poulson]

It's his own fault. Taking personal responsibility is what we teach our children.
Don't drink and drive!

[monte300]

It's his own fault. Taking personal responsibility is what we teach our children.
Don't drink and drive!

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