Man sentenced to life in 2011 murder

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Christopher Fries.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Johns County man convicted last week for killing a man in the parking lot of a St. Augustine pub in September 2011 was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.

Christopher Fries was found guilty of first-degree murder with a firearm, according to the State Attorney's Office in St. Johns County.

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A St. Johns County jury deliberated for an hour and a half before finding Fries guilty as charged in the death of Paul Crookshank.