Jury Convicts Man For Murdering Sequoyah County Sheriff's Father

A Cherokee County jury convicts a man for murdering the Sequoyah County sheriff’s father. Jurors found Richard Rainwater guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery.

Friday, January 17th 2020, 10:24 pm

By: News On 6


A Cherokee County jury convicts a man for murdering the Sequoyah County sheriff’s father.

Jurors found Richard Rainwater guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery.

Rainwater admitted in 2018 that he put Larry Lane, Senior in a chokehold until Lane went limp.

He then stole Lane's pickup and drove to Memphis where he checked himself into a mental hospital.

Rainwater could receive up to 38 years for murder, and 20 years for robbery.

A judge will sentence him next month.

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