MARIETTA, Ga. — A Georgia man convicted of fatally strangling his grandfather has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus 10 years.
A statement released by the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office says that Casey Collins was sentenced Wednesday by Cobb Superior Court Judge A. Gregory Poole.
Last Thursday, a Cobb jury found 32-year-old Collins guilty of malice murder, felony murder, four counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and concealing a death.
Prosecutors say in May 2013 Collins and his then-girlfriend Sarah Cook attacked Collins’ 78-year-old grandfather, Edward Smith, after Smith refused to sell him prescription pills. Authorities say Cook stabbed Smith and Collins strangled him with a belt. The two disposed of Smith’s body in the back of his truck.
Cook is currently serving 15 years without parole.