The 24-year-old was convicted on Tuesday of the murder of 23-year-old Vanessa Courtney. He was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
A 22-year-old New Bedford man arrested last fall on a litany of drug dealing and illegal firearm offenses was sentenced to three to four years in state prison.
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Taunton Police announced late Friday the arrest of a Fall River man for the homicide of Vanessa Courtney of Taunton earlier this week.
DA spokesman Gregg Miliote says 22 year old James Souza was arrested Friday evening at a home in Taunton...