Billy Ray Turner, man charged in Lorenzen Wright slaying, draws 16 years on gun charges
Billy Ray Turner appears in Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee's court with his attorney, John Keith Perry (right center), on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. Turner, accused of fatally shooting Lorenzen Wright, was handed a 16-year jail sentence for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Billy Ray Turner, the man accused of fatally shooting retired NBA star Lorenzen Wright, was sentenced Thursday to 16 years behind bars on separate gun charges.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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