TYLER, Texas—A convicted bank robber has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 slaying of a teenager in East Texas.
A jury in Tyler on Tuesday ordered the life term for 34-year-old Shams Masters.
The case involves the shooting death of 18-year-old William Young II. Jurors on Monday convicted Masters of murder.
An affidavit says Masters, who formerly lived in East Texas, believed Young stole money from his home during a Super Bowl party.
Masters was serving 17 years in federal prison in Colorado for seven bank robberies when he was extradited to Texas this spring.
Masters must finish his federal prison sentence before starting to serve the Texas penalty. He must serve at least 30 years before being eligible for parole in the murder case.
