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Tennessee Man Sentenced for 2012 Manslaughter in Calloway Court

Calloway County Jail

A Tennessee man charged with killing a woman in western Kentucky has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.  

Calloway Circuit Judge Dennis Foust handed down the sentence Monday to 56-year-old James Paul Cook of McLemoresville, Tennessee.  Cook was originally charged with wanton murder in the death of 37-year-old Desiree Moore of Puryear, Tennessee, but entered an Alford plea in November to a charge of manslaughter.  

Such a plea asserts innocence but recognizes that sufficient evidence exists for a guilty verdict.

Police say he ran over Moore twice with a van he was driving on October 4th, 2012.  

Cook said in an offender statement that he ran over Moore by accident.

Rob Canning is a native of Murray, KY, a 2015 TV Production grad of Murray State. At MSU, he served as team captain of the Murray State Rowing Club. Rob's goal is to become a screenwriter, film director or producer and looks to the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie for inspiration. He appreciates good music, mainly favoring British rock n' roll, and approves of anything with Jack White's name on it. When not studying, rowing or writing, Rob enjoys spending his free time with a book or guitar.
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