Man Pleaded Guilty To Manslaughter Now Facing Prison Sentence

The suspect pleaded to a fatal shooting at the Waffle House along Highway 501 in June of 2021.

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter turned himself in to authorities on Monday to begin serving his sentence.

25-year-old Chancey Hickman was charged with killing 34-year-old Branden Harshaw during a shooting at the Waffle House along Highway 501 in June of 2021.

Warrants indicated that Hickman shot Harshaw after he was asked to leave the restaurant following a physical altercation.

The suspect entered a guilty plea on May 15th and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The judge then suspended his sentence to five years of active prison time and five years of probation.