John Dabritz listens Sept. 28, 2021 at the White Pine County Justice Court in Ely as the judge hands down a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole for the killing of Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Jenkins. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

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Man who admitted killing Nevada Highway trooper gets life in prison

John Leonard Dabritz avoided a death penalty trial by pleading guilty but mentally ill.

• By The Associated Press
• September 29, 2021