A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading no contest in the death of a Beaumont police officer killed during a pursuit.

KFDM-TV reports a judge Thursday sentenced 32-year-old John Wesley Nero after he pleaded no contest to capital murder in the death of Officer Bryan Herbert, a 10-year veteran of the department.

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