Oklahoma man who killed stepdad with ‘atomic wedgie’ gets 30 years in prison
An Oklahoma man who killed his stepfather after delivering an "atomic wedgie" was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday.
Brad Davis, 35, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors in May after his 58-year-old stepdad was found dead at his McLoud home in December 2013.
The former Marine pulled Denver Lee St. Clair's underwear over his head during a fight, but the band got wrapped around his neck and strangled him, Davis told investigators.
Davis did not intend to kill St. Clair, who had bullied him throughout his life and had instigated the fight by insulting his mom, Davis' attorney said in May.
Prosecutors initially charged Davis with first-degree murder, saying he beat St. Clair with an object, before staging the crime scene to make it appear like a fight, the Oklahoman reported.
They later agreed to a deal with the defense, although could not agree about sentencing.
Pottawatomie County District Judge John G. Canavan Jr. sided with prosecutors' recommendations Thursday, rejecting the defense's attempt for a four-year sentence.
The judge found it disturbing that Davis took cellphone pictures of St. Clair as the man was unconscious and in distress.
