An Indiana man will spend the next several decades behind bars for killing his own mother in a vacant house.

In July, Jaron Wells , 30, was convicted on one count of murder and then pleaded guilty to a firearm enhancement, according to a press release issued by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office.

The defendant faced between 45 and 65 years behind bars for the murder conviction; the firearm enhancement carried an additional sentence of between five and 20 years.

Late Tuesday morning, Vanderburgh County Circuit Court Judge Ryan D. Hatfield handed down a 70-year prison sentence. Wells will also have to register as a violent offender in the event he is ever released.

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