Killer loses appeal on 30-year sentence

In April 2016, Raymond Celestine IV shot and killed Anthony Citizen at Vautrot’s Store located at Church Point. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal recently upheld Celestine’s 30-year sentence. Celestine, of Church Point, was arrested for second-degree murder. A grand jury indicted him for second-degree murder. On May 24, 2021, Celestine withdrew his previous not guilty plea and entered a pl...

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