Belden Man Gets 10 Years In DUI Death

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – A Lee County man has pleaded guilty to a charge of DUI-death.

Prosecutors say 32-year-old Wesley Edward Brandon of Belden entered the plea in Lee County Circuit Court Wednesday.

Brandon was indicted in a traffic accident that happened in Tupelo on May 15, 2011. Authorities say 30-year-old John E. Bell of Tupelo died in the accident.

Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner sentenced Brandon to 25 years with 15 years suspended, five years post-release supervision. The jail sentence is run concurrently with a federal drug sentence.

Brandon was accused of causing Bell’s death while under the influence of alcohol.

Assistant District Attorney John Weddle says Bell’s family agreed with the sentence.