Man sentenced to 35-years for killing 911 dispatcher

IRVINE, Ky. (Richmond Register/WTVQ) – A man was sentenced to 35-years in prison for killing a Madison County 911 dispatcher, according to a report in the Richmond Register.

A judge followed the jury’s recommended sentence for Dustin Sparks, of Clay County, according to the newspaper report.

In December 2015, Sparks stabbed 28-year old Benjamin Brewer, of Beattyville, to death during an argument at a home on Fairgrounds Road in Owsley County, according to State Police.

The coroner said at the time that Brewer died from a deep stab wound to the neck and that Sparks was highly intoxicated at the murder scene.

Sparks must serve 20-years of his sentence before being eligible for parole.