POPLARVILLE —
Kevin A. Reynolds, 51, on Tuesday was sentenced in Pearl River County Circuit Court to life in prison without parole as an habitual offender, said District Attorney Hal Kittrell.
On Aug. 15, Reynolds was found guilty of murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon by a Pearl River County jury.
The murder occurred on Sept. 1, 2011, at 72 Chalk Road, Carriere, and resulted in the death of Kevin Martin Vandrell, who was 55 at the time of his death, Kittrell said.
The case was tried by assistant district attorneys Manya Creel Bryan and Clay Cranford.
Said Kittrell, “I would like to thank the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations for a thorough and complete investigation.”
He added, “This murder resulted from a disagreement among neighbors after an argument the evening of Aug. 31, 2011. In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, 2011, Mr. Reynolds went into the home of Mr. Vandrell and shot Mr. Vandrell one time in the head with a .22 rifle. This was a pure execution.”
He added, “Our sympathy goes out to the Vandrell family and friends, and our hope is that with Reynolds being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole that it will be of some comfort for their loss.”
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