Former NBA player’s ex-wife won’t face death if convicted
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright won’t face the death penalty if convicted of killing him more than seven years ago in Tennessee, a prosecutor said Monday.
Shelby County prosecutor Paul Hagerman told a judge during a hearing that Sherra Wright won’t face a death sentence if found guilty of first degree murder in her ex-husband’s shooting death. She is being held without bond and has pleaded not guilty in one of the most high-profile murder cases in Memphis’ history.
Sherra Wright was arrested in December in Riverside County, California, on a fugitive from justice warrant. Lorenzen Wright’s decomposing body was found in a swampy field on July 28, 2010 — 10 days after he was reported missing.
The 6-foot 11-inch Wright died of multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy report showed bullet fragments were lodged in Wright’s skull, chest and right forearm.