KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Michigan man found guilty of shooting and killing another man at an East Knox County hotel back in May 2017 will serve more than a life sentence in prison.
31-year-old Alonzo Hoskins was found guilty in June of a felony first degree murder and especially aggravated robbery in the shooting death of 57-year-old Jack McFall at a Knox County hotel.
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen said prosecutors obtained a sentence of life in prison plus 20 years without parole against Hoskins.
On May 30, 2017, McFall was discovered with multiple bullet wounds in his blue Chrysler minivan in the parking lot at the Red Roof Inn & Suites near Strawberry Plains Pike, according to investigators.
Surveillance video footage showed Hoskins enter McFall's van on the passenger's side and also showed him exiting the van before firing a gun into the vehicle, court records state. The keys to McFall's van were missing.
Hoskins' fingerprints were reportedly located in the area of McFall's van.