Overview
- Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and evidence-tampering, halting a scheduled capital retrial this week.
- Circuit Judge Kelly Luther sentenced him to 30 years for murder and 10 years for tampering, followed by 10 years of probation.
- Prosecutors contend Herrington killed Lee to conceal a secret relationship, a theory first advanced during the 2024 trial that ended in a mistrial.
- Lee’s skeletal remains were found in February 2025 in rural Carroll County, and the medical examiner could not determine a cause of death.
- Investigators detailed Snapchat messages, a strangulation-related search, duct tape and wheelbarrow purchases, surveillance footage, and cadaver-dog alerts tying Herrington to the crime.