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FULL VERDICT: John Wayne Blair Receives Life in Prison Without Parole

By: Nick Bona

Sevier County (WVLT) -- John Wayne Blair has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The sentence comes hours after a Sevier County jury found him guilty of first degree premeditated murder for the April 2005 rape, torture and murder of Kelly Sellers.

The jury deliberated for about two hours late this evening. We will bring you the full story tonight at 11 on the NightWATCH.


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