Marion County Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years for Shooting at Veterans Clinic in the Villages
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
OCALA, Florida, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release:
Senior United States District Judge James D. Whittemore today sentenced Stephen Cometa (63, Marion County) to 17 years and 3 months in federal prison for forcibly assaulting and resisting federal employees with a deadly and dangerous weapon, and for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. A federal jury previously found Cometa guilty of the offe . . .
Senior United States District Judge James D. Whittemore today sentenced Stephen Cometa (63, Marion County) to 17 years and 3 months in federal prison for forcibly assaulting and resisting federal employees with a deadly and dangerous weapon, and for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. A federal jury previously found Cometa guilty of the offe . . .