A convicted felon already serving time in prison has been found guilty of murder in a case that dates back more than five years.
An Ingham County jury found Willie James Jr. guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday in the January 2021 death of Lansing resident Andrew Watson, according to the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office.
James lived in Lansing at the time of the murder. He is currently in prison on a 2014 sentence for assault and firearms charges.
James was paroled in 2014 and later returned to prison after the 2021 homicide. He would have served his maximum sentence by 2030, but now faces consecutive sentences because of the murder conviction.
James' sentencing is scheduled for April 15.
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