MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)–- The man found guilty of Minneapolis’ first murder of the year has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison.
Arnold Waukazo will serve a total of 367 months for the Jan. 11 death of 45-year-old Krissy Bates, a transgendered person who previously went by the name Christopher Paul Bates.
Waukazo, 41, is accused of strangling and stabbing Bates in her apartment in January. It was the first homicide in 2011 for the city of Minneapolis.
The two had apparently been dating for about a week.
After waiving his right to a jury trial, a Hennepin County Judge found Waukazo guilty in November 2011.
He was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
