‘Hope He Catches Hell’: Washington Man Beats Female Security Guard for 10 Minutes, Killing Her. Judge Sentenced Him to Minimum 20 Years Instead of Giving Him Life
In a plea deal agreement, former Army Ranger Patrick Philip Byrne received the lightest sentence possible for first-degree murder in Washington: 20 years in prison. The 29-year-old admitted to brutally beating and choking security guard Denise Miller, 41, to death back in July 2021 and faced life in prison without parole. Washington state does not…
