MURPHY, Idaho (CBS 2) — A Melba man has been sentenced to life in prison after he killed a hitchhiker in 2017.
According to Idaho court records, Nicholas Vandenberge received the life sentence on Tuesday. In addition to the first-degree murder, he pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy.
Authorities found the body of Hunter Allyn Smith in October 2017 from a gunshot wound. Montanna Reed of Twin Falls, and Willie Rabey of Mountain Home, have been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Vandenberge will have to serve a minimum of 30 years before he's eligible for parole.
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