123 year sentence for final convict in Craigslist murder trial:

The trials for the four people accused of killing James Sanders in a home invasion robbery has finally come to an end. The last suspect, Clabon Berniard, was sentenced this week to 124 years in prison.

Mr. Sanders was killed during a home invasion after posting an ad on craigslist selling a diamond ring.

Berniard’s big defense was that he wasn’t there at the time of the murder which I believe is called the ‘not-me defense’.

In total, all four suspects received a total combined sentence of 417 years.

While the court proceedings may be over for the killers it will never be over for the family of the late James Sanders.

UPDATE 6/30/2014: Berniard’s conviction has been tossed due to what could almost be considered hearsay testimony by police. He will be retried.

UPDATE 4/27/2015: Berniard has been convicted again of first-degree murder. His new sentencing is scheduled for mid-June.

UPDATE 6/22/2015: Berniard was re-sentenced to 97 years behind bars.

UPDATE 1/17/2017: Berniard has lost an appeal where he claimed that improper evidence was allowed into trial, and that his sentence was too severe.