A SIOUX CITY MAN WILL SERVE OVER 50 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO CHARGES IN THE 2012 CROWBAR BEATINGS OF TWO PEOPLE.

23 YEAR OLD JAMES KROLL PLEADED GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER BEFORE JUDGE DUANE HOFFMEYER IN WOODBURY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.

HOFFMEYER SENTENCED KROLL TO A COMBINED 75 YEARS IN PRISON IN THE JUNE 13TH BEATING DEATH OF JEFFREY MORAVEK AND FOR SERIOUSLY INJURING MARY TOPE IN HER HOME.

KROLL MUST SERVE AT LEAST 52 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN THE PLEA AGREEMENT THAT REDUCED THE MURDER CHARGE FROM 1ST TO SECOND DEGREE.

HE WILL BE OFFICIALLY SENTENCED ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH AT 3PM.