Atlanta man sentenced in Valdosta shooting
VALDOSTA — An Atlanta man was convicted Thursday for shooting an unarmed woman at her home in Valdosta in 2021, authorities said.Matias Rasheed Tho...
VALDOSTA — An Atlanta man was convicted Thursday for shooting an unarmed woman at her home in Valdosta in 2021, authorities said.Matias Rasheed Thomas, 23, was sentenced to life without possibility of parole for armed robbery and 55 years in confinement, to run consecutively, for other charges, according to a statement from Assistant District Attorney Zachary L. Register, who prosecuted the case.Thomas was indicted Nov. 22, 2021, for armed robbery, aggravated assault, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, first-degree burglary, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, theft by receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the statement said.