2/28/13 - A judge exceeded guidelines in sentencing a Fenton man this week in connection with a lethal bar fight last year. 37-year-old Evan James Wells was ordered to serve 50 months to 40 years behind bars after earlier pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced as a fourth-time habitual offender in Oakland County Circuit Court. Police responded to a call from a bar in Holly on October 12th and found 43-year-old Ronald Smith unconscious on the ground outside. Smith never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead three days later. Police say Wells punched Smith in the face during an altercation, which caused him to fall and ultimately led to his death. Wells was arrested near the scene on charges of aggravated assault and parole violations. (JM)
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