MIAMI COUNTY — UPDATE @ 4:18 p.m.:
Flynn has been sentenced to life without parole.
UPDATE @ 4:06 p.m.:
Ashley’s parents are now addressing Caleb.
UPDATE @ 4:03 p.m.:
Statements from Caleb and Ashely’s daughters were read next.
UPDATE @ 3:56 p.m.
Ashley’s brother-in-law is delivering the next victim impact statement.
UPDATE @ 3:53 p.m.:
The first victim impact statement was given by Ashely’s sister.
UPDATE @ 3:48 p.m.:
Caleb Flynn tearfully addressed the court ahead of his sentencing on Monday.
He read a prepared statement, which started by addressing his daughters, his parents, and brother.
“I made vows to Ashley on our wedding day, and I failed those vows,” Flynn went on to say.
Before closing with a piece of scripture, Flynn maintained his innocence, stating that he did not kill his wife.
INITIAL REPORT:
Caleb Flynn is expected to be sentenced this afternoon after he was found guilty by a jury in the death of his wife.
Flynn was found guilty on nine charges last Tuesday, including aggravated murder, murder, and tampering with evidence.
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News Center 7’s John Bedell will be inside the courtroom and will provide an update on Flynn’s sentencing during News Center 7 at 5 and 6.
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A 12-person jury deliberated for a little over two hours before reaching a verdict.
Flynn was seen crying between his attorneys as Judge Pratt read the verdict.
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His attorney, Patrick Mulligan, spoke to reporters after the verdict was read.
Mulligan said that the defense planned to file an appeal and that Caleb stands by his innocence.
In a hearing last Thursday, Judge Pratt ordered that Flynn will have to register on the state’s Violent Offender Registry if he is ever released from prison.
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Flynn will be sentenced today at 3 p.m. He faces a sentence of life without parole.
WHIO-TV will stream his sentencing on our free WHIO News App or our website.
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