Lawton - A Lawton man has been sentenced to life in prison with parole possible for the January 2008 killing of a man whose body was found in a ditch on the city's southwest side.

Comanche County District Judge Gerald Neuwirth handed down the sentence Tuesday for 52-year-old Rickie Ray Elvaker, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old Derrick Farr.

Elvaker must serve more than 38 years before he's eligible for parole.

A medical examiner testified during trial it appeared Farr was beaten with a blunt object and then run over with a vehicle.

Elvaker maintained his innocence and said another man was drinking and using drugs with him and Farr on the night of the killing. Elvaker's attorney says he plans to appeal the conviction.

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