A Jackson County man is sentenced to 18-years in prison Monday in Jackson Circuit Court for Voluntary Manslaughter in the shooting death of another man over 40 years ago.
Ronald Anderson of Seymour, who is now 63 years old, was arrested on October 31st, 2023, exactly 41 years to the date of the shooting death of 24-year-old Clifford Smith of Seymour.
Police say Anderson, Smith, and other individuals were at a house in Seymour in the late hours of October 30th, 1982.
The investigation determined that Anderson had retrieved a shotgun from the house and loaded it.
Anderson, while in possession of the shotgun, left the residence in a vehicle with Smith.
Smith was not seen alive after they left the residence late that night.
Smith’s body was found by trappers along the White River, north of Seymour, in December of 1982.
On April 4th, 2025, Ronald Anderson pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter, with the murder charge being dismissed.
The crime of voluntary manslaughter is murder committed while under the influence of sudden heat.
The investigation revealed that sudden heat existed at the time of the killing.
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