One of the two men who were arrested in connection to the 2011 murder of Caleb Witty in Decatur has been sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Bobby Gipson, 37 had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges.
Gipson was given credit for the two years he spent in the Macon County Jail awaiting a resolution to his case, and he will be eligible for day-for-day credit.
Once out of prison, Gipson will be on mandatory supervised release for a period of one year. Gipson’s co-defendant, Michael Wallace, will be sentenced on Dec. 8.

