DAVENPORT—A Moses Lake man has been found guilty of murdering his wife about 11 miles northwest of Sprague in Sept. 2022. 55-year-old Charles R. Bergman entered a guilty plea of second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, May 30.
Bergman was originally charged with first-degree murder after being extradited from Pennsylvania to Lincoln County by U.S. Marshals last year, but the charge was reduced to a second-degree count after an agreement was reached between parties earlier this month.
“I only wanted to say how sorry I am,” Bergman tearfully told Theresa Bergman’s family in court Tuesday. “I only wish I could get her back.”
Bergman must also serve three years in community custody after his prison sentence, presiding judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull ruled Tuesday.
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