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Former jailer to learn fate for stabbing death of wife
By Brad Kellar/Herald-Banner Staff
Monday, October 24, 2005 1:04 AM CDT
A former Hunt County jailer is scheduled to learn this morning whether he will be sentenced to prison for the stabbing death of his wife.
Michael Dale Vice of Wolfe City was charged with one count of murder in connection with the death of Arline Vice and in July entered a plea of guilty to the charge and faces a maximum sentence of up to life in prison.
A punishment hearing is set for 10 a.m. today in the 354th District Court.
Hunt County District Attorney F. Duncan Thomas has said there was no plea agreement in the case and that his office was seeking the maximum sentence.
As Vice had never before been convicted of a felony, he would be eligible for deferred adjudication probation, should Beacom sentence him to 10 years or less in prison.
Deferred adjudication carries no finding of guilt, although those defendants who are found to have violated a deferred probation are subject to being sentenced to the maximum punishment.
Vice has remained in custody in the Collin County Jail in McKinney in lieu of $1 million bond since the May 28, 2004 incident.
Arline Vice was stabbed to death that afternoon in the 2600 block of Eastland Street in Greenville following a argument with her husband. Her body was found in front of the business where she had been employed.
The murder weapon, a box cutter, was found near the body and recovered.
Vice, who had worked as a corrections officer at the Hunt County Jail for seven years prior to the murder, fled the scene in a pickup truck which a short time later was involved in a collision with a utility pole along U.S. Highway 69 north of Greenville. Vice received minor injuries in the crash.
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Former jailer gets 40 years for wife's murder
By Brad Kellar/Herald-Banner Staff
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:10 AM CDT
Michael Dale Vice was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison for the murder of his wife.
The former Hunt County Jailer took the witness stand during his sentencing hearing and testified that on the day Arline Vice was killed, he originally planned to take his own life.
Instead, Vice said he traveled to where Arline Vice worked in Greenville and confronted his wife about her plans to leave him.
"I hit her, I wasn't intending to, but I did," Vice said, adding he then reached into his pocket where he found a box cutter he had purchased earlier that day. "So I used it."
Vice, of Wolfe City, entered a plea of guilty In July to one count of murder. A punishment hearing was held Monday in the 354th District Court.
As Vice had never before been convicted of a felony, he would have been eligible for probation if sentenced to less than 10 years in prison, to up to a life prison sentence.
During the hearing, Vice's son, Matthew, asked Judge Richard A. Beacom to spare his father the maximum punishment.
"He made a mistake, which we all do," he said. "He deserves what he gets, but I don't think it should be life."
"This is a tragic situation for everyone involved," said Hunt County District Attorney F. Duncan Thomas. "Mrs. Vice and the defendant had a 19-year-old son who no longer has a mother or a father."
Vice has remained in custody in the Collin County Jail in McKinney since the May 28, 2004 incident.
Arline Vice's throat was cut that afternoon in the 2600 block of Eastland Street in Greenville following an argument with Michael Vice. Her body was found in front of the business where she had been employed. The box cutter was found near the body.
Vice testified he originally planned to kill himself and allow his wife to find his lifeless body.
Vice then told the court he went to question his wife as to why she had been staying away from their home on the weekends, at which time he said Arline Vice told the defendant she no longer loved him.
Witnesses who testified Monday described how Michael Vice approached his wife, knocked her to the ground and then used the blade to repeatedly slash the victim.
Monday, Vice appeared in court still dressed in his orange jail uniform and chains. Often weeping as he spoke, he apologized to his son and Arline Vice's family for what he had done.
When asked by defense attorney Russell Brooks what sentence he thought he should receive, Vice replied, "I deserve the worst."
Vice said he felt he should receive the death penalty, which was not an option in the case, then asked for the mercy of the court.
Vice, who had worked as a corrections officer at the Hunt County Jail for seven years prior to the murder, fled the scene in a pickup truck which a short time later was involved in a collision with a utility pole along U.S. Highway 69 north of Greenville. Vice received minor injuries in the crash.
Vice will not be eligible for parole until he has served at least 20 years of his sentence. Given the time he has already been in custody, the soonest Vice would be eligible to be released would be June, 2024.
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By Brad Kellar/Herald-Banner Staff
Monday, October 24, 2005 1:04 AM CDT
A former Hunt County jailer is scheduled to learn this morning whether he will be sentenced to prison for the stabbing death of his wife.
Michael Dale Vice of Wolfe City was charged with one count of murder in connection with the death of Arline Vice and in July entered a plea of guilty to the charge and faces a maximum sentence of up to life in prison.
A punishment hearing is set for 10 a.m. today in the 354th District Court.
Hunt County District Attorney F. Duncan Thomas has said there was no plea agreement in the case and that his office was seeking the maximum sentence.
As Vice had never before been convicted of a felony, he would be eligible for deferred adjudication probation, should Beacom sentence him to 10 years or less in prison.
Deferred adjudication carries no finding of guilt, although those defendants who are found to have violated a deferred probation are subject to being sentenced to the maximum punishment.
Vice has remained in custody in the Collin County Jail in McKinney in lieu of $1 million bond since the May 28, 2004 incident.
Arline Vice was stabbed to death that afternoon in the 2600 block of Eastland Street in Greenville following a argument with her husband. Her body was found in front of the business where she had been employed.
The murder weapon, a box cutter, was found near the body and recovered.
Vice, who had worked as a corrections officer at the Hunt County Jail for seven years prior to the murder, fled the scene in a pickup truck which a short time later was involved in a collision with a utility pole along U.S. Highway 69 north of Greenville. Vice received minor injuries in the crash.
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Former jailer gets 40 years for wife's murder
By Brad Kellar/Herald-Banner Staff
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:10 AM CDT
Michael Dale Vice was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison for the murder of his wife.
The former Hunt County Jailer took the witness stand during his sentencing hearing and testified that on the day Arline Vice was killed, he originally planned to take his own life.
Instead, Vice said he traveled to where Arline Vice worked in Greenville and confronted his wife about her plans to leave him.
"I hit her, I wasn't intending to, but I did," Vice said, adding he then reached into his pocket where he found a box cutter he had purchased earlier that day. "So I used it."
Vice, of Wolfe City, entered a plea of guilty In July to one count of murder. A punishment hearing was held Monday in the 354th District Court.
As Vice had never before been convicted of a felony, he would have been eligible for probation if sentenced to less than 10 years in prison, to up to a life prison sentence.
During the hearing, Vice's son, Matthew, asked Judge Richard A. Beacom to spare his father the maximum punishment.
"He made a mistake, which we all do," he said. "He deserves what he gets, but I don't think it should be life."
"This is a tragic situation for everyone involved," said Hunt County District Attorney F. Duncan Thomas. "Mrs. Vice and the defendant had a 19-year-old son who no longer has a mother or a father."
Vice has remained in custody in the Collin County Jail in McKinney since the May 28, 2004 incident.
Arline Vice's throat was cut that afternoon in the 2600 block of Eastland Street in Greenville following an argument with Michael Vice. Her body was found in front of the business where she had been employed. The box cutter was found near the body.
Vice testified he originally planned to kill himself and allow his wife to find his lifeless body.
Vice then told the court he went to question his wife as to why she had been staying away from their home on the weekends, at which time he said Arline Vice told the defendant she no longer loved him.
Witnesses who testified Monday described how Michael Vice approached his wife, knocked her to the ground and then used the blade to repeatedly slash the victim.
Monday, Vice appeared in court still dressed in his orange jail uniform and chains. Often weeping as he spoke, he apologized to his son and Arline Vice's family for what he had done.
When asked by defense attorney Russell Brooks what sentence he thought he should receive, Vice replied, "I deserve the worst."
Vice said he felt he should receive the death penalty, which was not an option in the case, then asked for the mercy of the court.
Vice, who had worked as a corrections officer at the Hunt County Jail for seven years prior to the murder, fled the scene in a pickup truck which a short time later was involved in a collision with a utility pole along U.S. Highway 69 north of Greenville. Vice received minor injuries in the crash.
Vice will not be eligible for parole until he has served at least 20 years of his sentence. Given the time he has already been in custody, the soonest Vice would be eligible to be released would be June, 2024.
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SAD news. [V][V]
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prayers sent to your freind 's family and son also to the shooter that is something he will have to live with the rest of his life 0 -
Prayers sent from here,...sad..... 0 -
That is terrible.
Prayers for the family of the victim and the shooter.0 -
Prayers sent.
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quote:Originally posted by HandgunHTR52
Truly tragic. Prayers for you and the affected family.
One question though. HTH did the shooter not know what he was shooting at when he was only 30 yards away!!!!!?
my thoughts too. if his vision was blocked you shouldnt shoot through brush. and at 30 yards = 90 ft0 -
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What a terrible experience for the son. Prayers sent. 0 -
Very sad. Loss for words. 0 -
Sorry to hear bad news like that, our prayers go out. 0 -
My heart goes out to his son.
No 11 year old should ever have to witness what this little boy did.0 -
The son will be marked for life.
Every year some hunter shoots at a turkey call or a movement. They don't expect anyone to be in the woods with them.
These shooters need to face charges of neglegent homicide and wrongful death for such "accidents".
Maybe it will sober some of these hunters with buck fever.0 -
Speachless,,,Praying..... 0 -
Prayers sent. 0 -
[V]My heart felt prayers for the boy and the family. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by v35
The son will be marked for life.
Every year some hunter shoots at a turkey call or a movement. They don't expect anyone to be in the woods with them.
These shooters need to face charges of neglegent homicide and wrongful death for such "accidents".
Maybe it will sober some of these hunters with buck fever.
+1
The most important thing for any responsible hunter is making a clean kill for numerous reasons. How can a person be trying to make a clean kill if they don't even know what they are shooting at? Even when I started hunting at 12 I realized this simple thing and I had no adult to guide me at all. These people should be held responsible for their actions because there is no excuse.
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wow....I'm gonna go hug 'the boy' right now. Why in the hell would the father venture into a 'war zone' without his orange? (state law here in PA.)
I put my boy alone behind my shop with a thermos, folding chair, a .243, and his common sense as myself and 2 friends drove to him with the instruction 'be sure'. He was concerned because I was wearing brown jersey gloves........
Horrible, sad deal....I plan on thanking God for an unproductive, but very special first seazson of hunting for my spur of the family, but this really puts a damper on it.0 -
quote:Originally posted by rcrxmike_2
wow....I'm gonna go hug 'the boy' right now. Why in the hell would the father venture into a 'war zone' without his orange? (state law here in PA.)
One shouldn't have to wear orange when hunting. How the hell can you make a clean shot when you can't even tell if what you're shooting at is human or deer.0 -
Very Tragic. I feel for the boy who has to endure this kind of thing. 0 -
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Prayers sent... 0 -
That is horrible. Prayers sent for you and your friends family, especially the boy. 0 -
Sad news to hear,hopefully the father will be ok.I can't imagine what the boy is feeling.A friend of mine was shot a few years ago with a 243 while cutting firewood with his brother. Thankfully he is ok now,but the shooter ran off. Shooter was caught later and charged. 0 -
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quote:Originally posted by MVP
Very Tragic. I feel for the boy who has to endure this kind of thing.
So true...and all involved..0 -
you may research this in CUMBERLAND TIMES-NEWS sunday paper.paper states "early this morning one hunter saw two other hunters coming through the woods and he thought they were deer and he shot one of the deer,and it turned out to not be a deer said NRP Sgt. michael kueberth" 0
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