Man sentenced for girlfriend’s murder

May 2, 2012 10:00 am

A Lincoln man convicted of beating his ex-girlfriend to death has been sentenced to prison

William Pereira was sentenced 50 years to life Tuesday in Lancaster County District. He pleaded no contest in March to second-degree murder. The judge in the case said Pereira killed 19-year-old Alissa Magoon in December 2010 in a fit of jealous rage, suspecting her of seeing another man.

Prosecutors say Pereira, a 26-year-old immigrant from El Salvador, beat Magoon repeatedly on the head with a piece of wood.