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Man Sentenced for Murder Plot

Man Sentenced for Murder Plot - Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:58PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 @ 11:58pm EDT
HAWLEY, WAYNE COUNTY- A Lackawanna County man will spend at least ten months in prison for plotting to kill his friend's mother.

David Gower was sentenced in Wayne County Thursday.

He's connected to a plot to kill Patricia Stephen of Lake Ariel.

Prosecutors say Gower conspired with his brother and Stephen's son.

Gower cannot have any contact with the victim or his co-conspirators once he's released from prison.