A 21-year-old Marshall man convicted of second degree murder for striking a fatal blow to the head of four-year-old McKenzie VandenHeede last July was sentenced by Calhoun County Circuit Judge Stephen Miller to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 20 years. Damon said he asked McKenzie's mother, Jill VandenHeede for forgiveness "and she did." Jill VandenHeede said her daughter was her "whole life" and that she, Damon and her daughter had happy times together. McKenzie's father, Jarrod Wetzel, called Damon a "monster." For more on what was said at the sentencing hearing today, see Saturday's Chronicle.
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