Fotini West and Logan Slack appeared in a packed Dakota County courtroom Tuesday morning to be sentenced for the murder of Michael Chang-Beom Lee, known to his family and friends as Mikey.
The 26-year-old West received 30 years as specified when she agreed to plead guilty to a charge of second-degree murder. Slack later received the same sentence.
“I am pleased that these two individuals are being held accountable for the respective roles they played in the senseless murder of Michael Lee,” said Dakota County Attorney Kathryn Keena. “Our deepest sympathy is extended to Mr. Lee’s family for their loss.”
Before Judge Richelle Wahi pronounced the sentence, Lee’s wife Lisa Xiong shared an impact statement with the court describing her husband and what he meant to their family.
“He was our sun. He was radiant,” Xiong said, sharing that the 43-year-old Lee was an excellent volleyball player, hard-working jack of all trades and most of all, a devoted father to their son, who was just two years old when Lee was killed.
Xiong said the boy was inside the home when Lee was murdered and just recently recalled the events of that day, waking up crying and calling for his “Appa,” a Korean word that means dad.
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