Clementine Myers to be sentenced today
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Myers, 67, faces one to two years in prison following her conviction earlier this year on the charge of criminally negligent homicide. She has already served 72 days prior to making bond in 2000 on her original charges of murder conspiracy and criminal knowledge of murder.
Sentencing will be held at 3 p.m. today at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville before Special Judge John Turnbull.
Myers was convicted of the lesser criminally negligent homicide charge, after jurors chose not to convict her on the more serious criminal knowledge of murder count. Jurors ended up deadlocked on the murder conspiracy count, a charge on which prosecutors hope to be able to revive and re-try her at a later date.
Prosecutors believe Myers was involved in making payoffs to co-conspirator Johnny Lewis following the murders of Dianne Watts, 42, Jessica Watts, 10, and Chelsie Smith, 13. The victims were beaten to death and the Myers Lane residence set on fire to destroy evidence.
Doug Myers is serving a life sentence for the murders. Lewis is serving 65 years after his conviction on charges of aggravated arson and facilitation of murder.
Questions as to whether Clementine Myers will face the murder conspiracy charge could be answered as early as today. If she does not face the conspiracy charge, Myers could be eligible for parole within a few months even if she receives the maximum sentence on the criminally negligent homicide count.