Ryan Duke sentenced to maximum term for absconding Tara Grinstead’s death on parole
ARWIN DISTRICT, GA – A judge convicted Ryan Duke after a jury found him guilty of concealing Tara Greenstead’s death but not her murder.
Ryan Duke was sentenced to a maximum of 10 years on Monday. Duke immediately meets the conditions for parole.
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The judge gave Ryan Duke 10 years to cover up #TaraGrinstead’s body. In principle, he can be released on parole at any time due to the time already served. @wsbtv
– Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) May 23, 2022
Tony Thomas from Channel 2 has covered the case from the beginning and is in the courtroom on Monday for sentencing and on Friday when the verdict is read.
Contrary to high odds, Duke, who admitted to killing a popular teacher in the small town of Irwin County, was found not guilty of murder on Friday.
Grinstead’s family told Thomas they were devastated; Prosecutors were challenging as the Duke family and their legal team in the Atlanta area became emotional.
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Duke bowed his head and seemed to be crying as five innocent convictions flooded him.
His only sentence was to cover up Grinstead’s death.
“I kept my hand on his shoulder as he read, and I felt the tension come out of him,” said Duke’s attorney, Evan Gibbs.
Duke faced a potential life sentence for the disappearance of the beauty teacher and queen in 2005.
The jury finds Ryan Duke not guilty of killing Tara Grinstead. Grinstead’s family told Tony Thomas they were devastated; Prosecutors were challenging as the Duke family and their legal team in the Atlanta area became emotional.
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