The daughter of a local deputy sheriff will spend the next 50 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in a robbery and murder case.

Daughter of sheriff's deputy sentenced to 50 years in connection with murder

The daughter of a local deputy sheriff will spend the next 50 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in a robbery and murder case.Lauren Hudgens, 24, was one of four arrested for the murder, in which a man’s body was found by the side of Highway 50 near Titusville two years ago. The man had been lured to a motel to be robbed, and was then shot. In court on Thursday, Hudgens, the daughter of a deputy sheriff, admitted she was the one who lured him to his death."I agreed to bring Rayshaan Berry to a motel room," Hudgens said.The entire scheme, she admitted, was to rob the Berry of his money. She blamed the other suspects for the shooting.Family members described Berry as a family man with two children.Hudgens admitted to robbery and second-degree murder, and the judge said she was giving Hudgens a good deal in sentencing her to 50 years in prison. No one from Hudgens’ family spoke at the hearing.

The daughter of a local deputy sheriff will spend the next 50 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in a robbery and murder case.

Lauren Hudgens, 24, was one of four arrested for the murder, in which a man’s body was found by the side of Highway 50 near Titusville two years ago.


The man had been lured to a motel to be robbed, and was then shot.

In court on Thursday, Hudgens, the daughter of a deputy sheriff, admitted she was the one who lured him to his death.

"I agreed to bring Rayshaan Berry to a motel room," Hudgens said.

The entire scheme, she admitted, was to rob the Berry of his money. She blamed the other suspects for the shooting.

Family members described Berry as a family man with two children.

Hudgens admitted to robbery and second-degree murder, and the judge said she was giving Hudgens a good deal in sentencing her to 50 years in prison.

No one from Hudgens’ family spoke at the hearing.