MARENGO — A woman convicted in August in the fatal shooting of a Monroe truck driver last year was sentenced Monday to life in prison.Mariana Lesnic, a U.S. citizen originally from Moldova, a border country of Romania, declined to speak during sentencing, though she did ask 6th Judicial District Judge Andrew Chappell if she could go ahead and dismiss any appeal when told a public defender would be appointed to help her file an appeal.Chappell said she could dismiss the appeal later but he was going to appoint a public defender.An Iowa County jury found Lesnic, who defended herself, guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Ernest Kummer, 60, on Sept.
Mariana Lesnic Sentenced To Life In Prison In Truck Driver’s Fatal Shooting
Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 10/22/2018 - 2:46pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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