UPDATE, March 10: On a reader tip, the Outpost reached out to District Attorney Maggie Fleming’s office regarding the press release below. While the release says Curry was found guilty of cultivation of marijuana, Deputy District Attorney Kelly Neel confirmed that he was in fact convicted of HS11359 – possession of marijuana with intent to sell.

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Below is a press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney regarding the case against Limmie Greg Curry (Facebook photo at right), who was facing murder charges for the 2010 death of William Reed near Willow Creek.

District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced today that Limmie Greg Curry pled guilty this afternoon to voluntary manslaughter, and admitted the use of a firearm in the shooting death on February 3, 2010 of William Charles Reid.

The defendant agreed he would receive the maximum term of 12 years. He will serve 85% of his sentence [or 10 years, 73 days]. Formal sentencing will occur on March 23, 2015.

At a previous trial of the matter, the jury deadlocked and was unable to reach a verdict on the murder charge but found he was guilty of cultivation of marijuana [possession of marijuana with intent to sell].

The resolution of the case was reached following discussions with the victim’s family.

The case was investigated by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department and prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Kelly Neel.