A Kanawha County judge sentenced a 74-year-old man to home confinement Tuesday for voluntary manslaughter.

Last month, William Cobb pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for killing Billy Palmer in June 2024 in Glasgow. Legal Affairs

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Winfield man charged with murder in Glasgow beating last week

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According to court documents and statements, Palmer had brought a canopy onto a property in the 7000 block of East Dupont Avenue that belonged to Cobb. A verbal argument between the two men turned physical, and Cobb beat Palmer on the head several times with an object.

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