Wife and Father-in-law Sentenced for 2015 Killing of Irish Businessman Jason Corbett

Molly Martens Corbett and Thomas Martens to serve seven months behind bars, accounting for time previously served; Defense claims act of self-defense, while victim's children call for harsher sentence.

• Molly Martens Corbett, wife of businessman Jason Corbett, and her father Thomas Martens were sentenced to between seven months and two-and-a-half years in prison for Corbett's 2015 killing. Both have served over three-and-a-half years in prison prior to this sentence.
• Thomas Martens and Molly Martens pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges, not denying the killing but claiming they acted in self-defense.
• The Corbett family expressed dissatisfaction with the sentence, stating the event was not a moment for celebration, but acknowledged the hard work of the Davidson County Sheriff department and the District Attorney's office.
• Sarah and Jack Corbett, Jason Corbett's children, gave impact statements during the sentencing, expressing their sense of betrayal and loss, and calling for the maximum sentence of 25 years for Molly and Thomas Martens.
• Despite the sentencing and pleas, Judge David Hall admitted that he did not understand why Molly and Thomas Martens, who were left relatively unscathed, didn't call 911 during the struggle that resulted in Jason Corbett's violent death.

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