DOVER, Del. - A Dover man previously convicted of a fatal shooting has been sentenced to 75 years in prison.
Reginald Waters, 33, was sentenced in Delaware Superior Court for the killing of Clifton Thompson, 31, of Newark.
In February 2016, Waters shot and killed Thompson after a brief interaction in the parking lot outside Thompson’s home in the Prides Court Apartments in Ogletown.
In a bench trial in 2018, the judge found Waters guilty of manslaughter, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and possession of ammunition by a person prohibited.
Barred from having a gun because of previous felony convictions for sexual assault and weapons charges, Waters was declared a habitual offender and sentenced to 75 years in prison, followed by six months of either home confinement or work release, followed by one year of probation.
