HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. — The man who killed Highlands deputy William Gentry, Jr. was sentenced to death on Friday.
Highlands County Sheriff's Office said Joseph Ables faces the maximum penalty after he shot Deputy Gentry in the head while he was responding to a call in Lake Placid in May 2018.
Gentry's organs were used to save at least six lives following his death. He was laid to rest in Sebring.
"These should be freak accidents, not a natural disaster"
Dozens of Florida State University students and community allies marched through the streets of Tallahassee on Wednesday, demanding urgent action from state lawmakers on gun reform after a deadly campus shooting that left two dead and at least six others wounded.
FSU students march on Capitol, demand gun reform after deadly shooting
