The first of four defendants charged in the September 2017 murder of Princeton resident Kellie Underwood, 46, was found guilty of capital murder by a Collin County jury last week and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Jurors returned the verdict Tuesday, Sept. 3, against Delvin Ajair Powell, 38, of Plano.
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