Oklahoma man sentenced to life in jail for killing 4-year-old, uncle and girl whose coronary heart he lower out and cooked

An Oklahoma man who was launched early from jail as a part of a mass commutation effort and weeks later admitted to killing a 4-year outdated lady, his uncle and a girl whose coronary heart he lower out and cooked was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.

In line with courtroom paperwork, Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, admitted to fatally stabbing Andrea Lynn Blankenship, his uncle Leon Pye, 67, and his uncle’s 4-year-old granddaughter, Kaeos Yates “on or about” Feb. 9, 2021, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Anderson had been launched early from jail in January 2021.

Anderson additionally admitted to injuring his aunt, Delsie Pye, by stabbing her and gouging out one in every of her eyes.

Authorities say Anderson introduced Blankenship’s coronary heart to his aunt and uncle’s home, cooked it with potatoes and tried to serve it to them earlier than killing his uncle, wounding his aunt and killing the pair’s granddaughter.

Anderson pleaded responsible on Wednesday to 3 counts of homicide within the first diploma, one rely of assault and battery with a lethal weapon and one rely of maiming, which diminished his sentence from demise to 5 counts of life in jail, three with out parole.

Anderson’s legal professional didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.

Anderson had been sentenced in 2017 to twenty years in jail for probation violations on a drug case, the Oklahoman reported. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence final yr to 9 years in jail, and Anderson was launched after serving just a little greater than three years.

Grady County District Legal professional Jason Hicks criticized the legal justice reform that led to the commutations of tons of of Oklahoma inmates.

The Related Press contributed.