Man who killed MCC member gets 6 years, members react BY NEAL PUTNAM Some members of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) reacted with surprise and disappointment Sunday when they learned about the 6-year prison term handed down Feb. 24 for the man who, in 2009, killed Vance Shazier, an MCC member who was often…
A man who was staying temporarily with Vance Shazier, a “beloved member of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC),” pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of Shazier, 67, in 2009. Thomas Lee Daniel, 40, faces a maximum sentence of 11 years in state prison. San Diego Superior Court Judge John Einhorn set…
A Jan. 9, 2012 trial date was set Oct. 24 for a man suspected of fatally beating Vance Shazier, 67, a member of the Metropolitan Community Church, who was much loved by fellow congregants. Thomas Lee Daniel, 40, appeared before San Diego Superior Court Judge John Einhorn for trial last week, but his attorney requested…
