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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was convicted and sentenced April 17 to 25 years in prison in connection with a 2022 homicide investigation.

According to Travis County court documents, 45-year-old Deddrick Amerson was charged with first-degree murder.

The sentence was related to the July 21, 2022, death of 36-year-old Edarius Dremar Johnson.

Documents showed Amerson pleaded not guilty ahead of being convicted by a jury.

Toward his sentence, Amerson received a jail credit of 156 days, and as of Wednesday, he remained booked in the Travis County jail.