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Oklahoma officer sentenced to life in prison for the murder of police chief in Pensacola hotel

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    PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — In November of 2019, an Oklahoma police officer was on the other side of the law, accused of killing his boss, a small-town police chief.

Investigators said the crime happened at the Hilton Hotel on Pensacola Beach.

Deputies found the body in the men’s hotel room after responding to a call about a fight Sunday night.

After investigation, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said 44-year-old Mannford, Oklahoma Police Chief Lucky Miller was killed by one his own officers, 49-year-old Michael Nealey.

Nealey was later found guilty of second-degree murder on March 31, 2021.

Today, Nealey was sentenced to life in prison.

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