Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Lussier gets 15 years in prison for role in Valliere murder

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY - It was an emotional day in Iron County Court Wednesday as James Lussier was sentenced to prison for his role in the murder of Wayne Valliere Jr.

Judge Patrick Madden followed the prosecutor's recommendation and sentenced Lussier to 15 years in prison and another 15 years of extended supervision, along with another eight years of probation to be served after the first sentence.

"Young man, everyone here wishes you weren't there (at the murder scene) - but you were. That was a choice you made and it was a very bad choice," Madden said, a...