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Man who tried to kill female corrections officer will be 101 when eligible for parole

Judge stacked the 50-to-100 year sentence for attempted murder of Jaclynn Rodriguez on top of a 30-to-60 year sentence for a quartet of armed robberies

By Barton Deiters
MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — If the judge was looking to make an impact on Willie Lee-Wilson Williams by sentencing him to between 80 and 160 years in prison, it didn’t show as the shackled 21-year-old did his best to strut out of the courtroom with a smirk on his face.

But Kent County Judge Mark Trusock wanted to send a message that assaulting a corrections officer will be dealt with harshly.

He stacked the 50-to-100 year sentence for the attempted murder of Jaclynn Rodriguez on top of a 30-to-60 year sentence for a quartet of armed robberies.

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