Photo:Rhonda Cegelski/Facebook

(L-R) Paula O’Connor, Rhonda Cegelski

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A man in Wisconsin was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her female friend nearly 14 months after their murder.

In addition to one homicide charge having a domestic abuse modifier, Sotka was also convicted of three counts of felony bail jumping, two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping, and one count of criminal damage to property.

The verdict came “exactly one hour” after a jury began deliberations after a four-day trial, according to theGreen Bay Press-Gazette.

Richard Sotka mugshot.Brown County

Richard Sotka Mugshot

Brown County

According toWLUK, although he faces two life sentences, Judge Beau Liegeois can choose “to set a date Sotka could first ask for parole, or decide he would never be eligible for release.”

A previouspress releasefrom the Green Bay Police Department shows that officers first learned of Cegelski and O’Connor’s death after being dispatched to Cegelski’s home on the morning of January 29, 2023.

Richard Sotka is seen talking to his defense attorney in court.Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Richard Sotka talks to defense attorney Stephanie Rock on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay, Wis. Sotka is charged with two counts of first-degree intenional homicide in the January 2023 deaths of his girlfriend, Rhonda Cegelski, and her friend, Paula O’Connor.

Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

In his police interview, Sotka said he then “snapped” and fatally stabbed both women with a large knife multiple times.

According to theGreen Bay Press-Gazette, officers discovered Sotka’s GPS monitor when they responded to the home, which he was required to wear for charges “related to stalking, violating a restraining order, domestic abuse battery, and disorderly conduct” in a separate incident.

The outlet reports that officials discovered Sotka was in Arkansas using data from a tracking device on the truck he was driving, which belonged to his employer.

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Law enforcement in Arkansas arrested Sotka during a traffic stop on January 29, 2023, just before 3:00 p.m., according to the Green Bay Police Department’s press release.

His sentencing is scheduled for May 20.

source: people.com