Hough Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole

POSTED: 2:34 pm EDT May 22, 2008

UPDATED: 6:26 pm EDT May 22, 2008

CLEVELAND -- The jury in the Terrance Hough triple-murder trial recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole.

A judge later followed the jury's recommendation when he sentenced Hough, after the families and friends of the victims read their impact statements.

The jury heard closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense Thursday morning and began deliberations at 11:30 a.m. They deliberated for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Hough is the Cleveland firefighter convicted of fatally shooting his neighbor Jacob Feichtner and his two friends, Katherine Rosby and Bruce Anderson, because he was upset over noise from fireworks on the Fourth of July.

The jury could have recommend life in prison with parole, life in prison without parole or the death sentence.

Previous Stories:

May 22, 2008: Firefighter Apologizes For Killing 3 People
May 21, 2008: BLOG: Hough Apologizes To Victims' Families In Statement
May 20, 2008: Blog: Day 1 Of Sentencing Phase Wraps Up
May 15, 2008: Guilty Verdict Reached In Hough Triple-Murder Trial
May 14, 2008: Hough Jury Ends Day Without Reaching Verdict
May 14, 2008: BLOG: Prosecutor Calls July 4 Shootings 'A Massacre'
May 13, 2008: BLOG: Wife Says Hough Told Her He Snapped
May 12, 2008: BLOG: Victim's Father Says Hough Was 'Hot-Head'
May 7, 2008: Victim Says She Saw Gunman Shoot 3 People, Turn Gun On Her
May 7, 2008: Victim: Accused Killer Yelled 'Yeah' With Every Shot