Yuma man sentenced for murder of 51-year-old man

April 22, 2024 5:00 PM

Published April 22, 2024 11:15 AM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - 28-year-old Nicholas Austin Berry was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison for the murder of 51-year-old Benjamin Pilgrim.

Berry previously pled guilty to second-degree murder in March.

Berry shot Pilgrim multiple times inside a car near Arizona Avenue and 10th Street in June 2023. Pilgrim later died at the hospital.

Berry fled to California and headed west on Interstate 8 where he rolled over in his vehicle and was taken to a California hospital before being taken to a jail in Riverside County.

Berry was extradited to Yuma from Riverside County in July 2023.

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