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UPDATE: Nate Anderson sentenced to 20 years in prison
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POSTED: Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 2:37pm
UPDATED: Monday, March 19, 2012 - 10:19am
TYLER — KETK has a crew in the courtroom, as more details about the case are emerging.
According to the affidavit, Nate Anderson admitted to his parents that he shot and killed his sister, Amanda, in their home. However, no motive for the crime has been recorded.
Anderson has been sentenced to 20 years, and must serve at least 10 before he is eligible for parole.
He has waived appeal.
Smith County teen Nate Anderson has entered a guilty plea to first degree murder in the shooting death of his sister, Amanda Anderson.
Nate Anderson is sentenced to 20 years in prison. He will received credit for time served.
Anderson has waived his right to appeal.
Nate Anderson is expected to enter a plea Thursday, according to the Smith County District Attorney's Office.
Judge Jack Skeen of the 241st Court has set Nate Anderson's trial date for Monday, February 6.
Anderson is accused of killing his sister, 19-year old Amanda Anderson, back in September of 2010.
The trial for Nate Anderson has once again been continued, according to Smith County officials.
It is now scheduled to take place on January 30th at 10:00 a.m.
Smith County officials tell KETK, Nate Anderson's court date has once again been moved.
His new court date is set for November 28th.
Officials will Judge Getz's office tell KETK, Mark Nathaniel Anderson's Jury trial will begin November 14th with jury selection.
The case has been moved to Judge Jack Skeen's courtroom in the 241st District Court.
This was announced Monday morning, after the October 24th trial date was continued to October 31st.
According to Smith County Officials, Nate Anderson's trial has been set for October 24.
KETK has learned that 16 year old Nathaniel Anderson has been indicted in the case of his sister's murder.
19 year old Amanda Anderson was found shot to death in their Chapel Hill home back in September of last year.
A short time later, then 15 year old Anderson was taken into custody in connection with the murder.
Indictment records obtained by KETK also show that Anderson's bond has risen to $1.5 million dollars.
Please see the attached indictment records for details.
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For all of you insesnsitive people who make jokes about the situation, you're not funny. You're making yourself look ignorant. I'm fifteen and smart enough to know better than to make jokes out of something this serious. None of you know anything about Nathan, at all. Yes, Amanda deserves justice. Above all she deserves to rest peacefully knowing that her murderer has been caught and will do the time he's taken away from her. But did any of you ever think that Nathan was driven to admit to this?
In countries where the people do not have guns the use knives so sadly once he chose to take her life there was no hope for her in that situation. I remember how the people talked badly about Smith County and their investigation and how quick they were to take the wrong person in either they got lucky or guess what they do seem more so to know what they are doing in their investigations.
The "why" may be found in information given out early in the investigation...Nate had apparently been tormenting Amanda and she'd emailed this to a friend...Nate had emailed a classmate about coming to the Anderson home to watch adult videos...no one knows what else Nate had been doing to his sister...back to the wall, with the possibility of Amanda telling all she knew to her parents...much more we'll never know. Bless the parents for the terrible journey they must now make.
Despite his young age, I just dont see how you can EVER let someone out of jail that could commit such a crime as this one.
Nathan told them why he did it, but that information won't be available to the public until he's released from prison. (IN TWENTY YEARS) He's unable to tell his family or the rest of the world what happened, which is another reason this whole investigation is shady. The assistant DA resigned from her job after they asked her to lie on multiple cases. She saw Nathan's family at a restaraunt and told them that they'd even aked her to lie on her son's trial. We'll probably never know why he did it.
Maybe she robbed his piggy-bank. He'll have 20 years to work on his anger in prison.
I would like the parents to explain how a 14 yr old got a gun of that magnitude? Why did they have all the guns around the house and not locked up? The dad should have had it locked up period. All you haters I got my info off of KLTV's website! There had to be warning signs....I am sure they would have made different decisions if they were to know what was going to happen. Unimaginable pain & sorrow for those parents it is like they lost both children My heart does go out to them & prayers!
This must be justice for Amanda...nothing else. Regardless of the outcome of the Anderson trial, nothing should take away the goal of finding peace in a senseless, brutal murder of someone so lovely and with such promise in the future...Amanda will never marry, she will never have the blessing of children and a loving husband, and she will never have the opportunity to enjoy a job she loves, friends she cherishes, and a bright future.
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