Torture and Murder Sentencing

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ A Columbia man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 torture and murder of an Aiken man. The Aiken Standard reports (http://bit.ly/y7jAGg ) that 33-year-old Antonio Miller was found guilty last week of murder, first degree burglary, kidnapping and weapons possession after a four-day trial. Prosecutors say Miller and three other men were charged in the September 2008 home invasion of Frederick Tucker. Authorities say Tucker was tied with duct tape, burned with a heated screwdriver, pistol-whipped and shot after his home was ransacked in search of drugs and money. Witnesses testified that Miller and his co-defendants planned the murder in advance, casing Tucker’s home several times. Police testified blood stains on Miller’s shoes matched Tucker’s DNA.