A man will serve 14 to 28 years in state prison in the death of an eastern Pennsylvania man whose body was found tied to a tree.
A jury convicted 49-year-old Keith Reber of Schuylkill Haven in June of involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping and related charges in the death of 26-year-old Bryan Smith of Orwigsburg in May 2012.
The Republican-Herald of Pottsville reports Schuylkill County Judge Charles Miller at Wednesday's sentencing hearing called Reber unmerciful and callous and said he acted with a total disregard for his victim's life.
Prosecutors said Reber gagged and shackled Smith to a tree for 20 hours on a hot day. Smith eventually died.
Reber says he intended for Smith to have a "timeout'' as a punishment for stealing.
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