By BRANDON MESSICK
Daily Press Staff Writer
Jess Carpenter, 29, of Artesia, was sentenced to nine months in jail Monday after having been convicted in January of involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a deadly weapon in the 2011 death of Joseph Darras.
Carpenter was original brought to trial on a second-degree murder charge, which was amended to that of involuntary manslaughter. … For the rest of the story, subscribe in print and on the web.