Jury convicts Proffit in Murder

BREAKING....!

By The ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed 3.27.07

GILLETTE -- A jury convicted a man of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy and began deliberations Tuesday on whether he should be put to death.

Prosecutors charge that Kent A. Proffit, 43, directed local teenagers to kill Bryce Chavers, 16, in late 2005 because the teen was about to testify against Proffit in a sexual assault trial. Chavers was shot in bed at his home.

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Photo Captions & Credits: "Kent Profitt" file photo courtesy of the AP/Casper Star-Tribune