A man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for his role in the March 2024 death of an Edgerton man, according to Johnson County court documents.

Joseph Andrew Wacaster pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder in April. He was sentenced to life in prison with a 50-year mandatory sentence, according to court documents.

On March 30, 2024, sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 500 block of West Edgewood Drive. There, they found 27-year-old Cade H. Blackburn.

Wacaster was identified as a suspect. He was later found and arrested in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

The Star’s Kendrick Calfee contributed reporting to this story.

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