Pawtucket man gets life in prison for 2022 killing

Pawtucket man gets life in prison for 2022 killing

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — A Pawtucket man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a Cumberland man back in 2022. Jovon Depina, 28, pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of a ghost gun in the shooting death of Jovani Velez, 28, according to the R.I. Attorney General's Office. Depina was sentenced to life at the ACI, plus another 10 years with 5 to serve and 10 years of probatio…