{"id":15868,"date":"2015-12-24T05:26:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T05:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/independentweekender.com\/?p=15868"},"modified":"2015-12-24T05:26:34","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T05:26:34","slug":"webster-sentenced-in-brothers-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/2015\/12\/24\/webster-sentenced-in-brothers-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Webster sentenced in brother\u2019s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BY STACI WILSON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The man admitted to murdering his brother at their Jessup Twp. home in November 2013 pleaded guilty Friday, Dec. 18 in the Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Webster, 54, was immediately sentenced to serve six to 30 years in a state correctional facility. Webster shot his brother, John Webster, in the head with a 22-calibur rifle during an altercation.<\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Jason Legg noted that mental illness, of both the victim and the perpetrator, played a role in the killing and was a mitigating factor in the sentencing agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Since turning himself in after the shooting, Webster has undergone several mental health evaluations. Earlier this month he was found competent by the court to stand trial.<\/p>\n<p>Legg said that Webster had been diagnosed with a schizophrenic disorder.<\/p>\n<p>At the hearing, Webster spoke about his brother\u2019s mental health issues and described him as \u201cirrational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife was difficult for both of us,\u201d he told the court.<\/p>\n<p>Legg said that conversations with the family echoed Webster\u2019s statements about his brother and noted the brothers\u2019 \u201ctumultuous\u201d relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence, Legg said, would provide for a long period of supervision for Webster \u2013 up until he is 82 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to handing down the six to 30 year sentence, Susquehanna County Senior Judge Kenneth Seamans ordered Webster to undergo a mental health evaluation and follow any prescribed treatments, as well as to take any medications that may be prescribed to him.<\/p>\n<p>Legg said the agreed upon sentence would act to both protect the interest of the court, as well as safeguard the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY STACI WILSON The man admitted to murdering his brother at their Jessup Twp. home in November 2013 pleaded guilty Friday, Dec. 18 in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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