BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Port Allen man was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison after a deadly 2019 shooting that left one man dead.

According to court records, Antonio Watts, 28, withdrew his not-guilty plea and pleaded guilty to four charges, including manslaughter, armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all counts running concurrently.

Watts was previously charged with second-degree murder and armed robbery, along with the gun and obstruction of justice charges.

An affidavit said East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the 1400 block of Airline Highway to a Mr. Lucky's Valero gas station around Sept. 7, 2019 about a reported shootin

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