FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (KCCI) – An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Nebraska priest, KCCI reports. Kierre Williams pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Rev. Stephen Gutsgell, a Fort Calhoun priest, last month.

According to police, Gutsgell was stabbed during a break-in at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in 2023. Court documents show Williams was found lying on top of Gutsgell perpendicularly, forming a “T.”

Nebraska prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty in February 2024.