A Clinton County man who pled guilty to reduced charges in relation to a shooting death that occurred just over a year ago has been formally sentenced by Clinton Circuit Judge Eddie C. Lovelace.

Anthony D. Troxel was sentenced last Wednesday, August 1 to 16 years imprisonment for his role in the shooting death of James Thomas Dyer, II, 31, of Albany on July 30 of 2011.

Troxel had originally been indicted for murder, as well as wanton endangerment, violation of a Kentucky EPO/DVO, convicted felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of second degree persistent felony offender.

The defendant, through his legal counsel, C.B. Bates, entered into a plea agreement with the Commonwealth on June 18 of this year.

Under the terms of the plea, Troxel pled guilty to a reduced charge of second degree manslaughter and a 10-year sentence and guilty to one count of persistent felony offender second degree, with a six year sentence to run consecutively for a total of 16 years.

Pursuant to the agreement, charges of first degree wanton endangerment, violation of a DVO and one count of persistent felony offender second degree were dismissed.

In an unrelated case involving a murder charge, during motion hour last Wednesday, Judge Lovelace set a date of September 7 to hear a motion for a change of venue in the case against Ira Boles Dyer, III, who is facing murder charges as well as wanton endangerment and persistent felony offender charges.

The defendant, through his attorney Angie Capps, is asking his trial be moved outside of Clinton County.

A hearing on the motion of the venue change was originally scheduled for July 5 but was postponed and has now been rescheduled for September 7 in Clinton Circuit Court.

Dyer is charged in relation to the death of 79-year-old Ina Edwards, who was killed in a vehicle accident on US 127 in April of last year. He is currently scheduled to stand trial on the charges October 2 of this year.