Pickaway County man sentenced in 2023 stabbing death of two men
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Pickaway County man could spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the killing of two people in October 2023.
Marty Ray Dotson Jr., 44, of Orient, was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to a murder and a voluntary manslaughter charge in January. Dotson was given 15 years to life for the murder charge and 11 to 16 1/2 years for the manslaughter charge, to be served consecutively.
On Oct. 23, 2023, Pickaway County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a body found around 10:50 p.m. at Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park on U.S. Route 62, according to the sheriff’s office. At the scene, deputies found Craig Dewitt, 58, and Cory Moore, 22, dead in a bedroom.
An autopsy revealed both Dewitt and Moore suffered multiple stab wounds, the sheriff’s office said.
Dotson was originally charged with four counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, two counts of abuse of a corpse and one count of kidnapping.
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