Hat Nguyen
MDOC# M0564 Name: JASON KELLER Race WHITE Sex MALE Date of Birth 7/14/1979 Height 5' 7'' Weight 175 Complexion FAIR Build LARGE Eye Color GREEN Hair Color BROWN Entry Date 1/23/2008 Location MSP Unit UNIT 29 Location Change Date 5/20/2012 9:39:06 AM Number of Sentences 2 Total Length DEATH Offense 1 ARMED ROBBERY Sentence Length 1 LIFE County of Conviction 1 HARRISON Sentence Date 1 Offense 2CAPITAL MURDER Sentence Length 2 DEATH County of Conviction 2 HARRISON Sentence Date 2 Tentative Release
Summary of Offense:
Convicted and sentenced to death for killing a Biloxi convenience store owner in 2007. Keller was convicted of robbing and killing 41-year-old Hat Nguyen. During closing arguments of the sentencing phase, Assistant District Attorney Scott Lusk told jurors that Keller had wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. Keller apologized to his victim’s family and said he would pray for them. Keller had testified he was high on cocaine when he robbed and shot Nguyen four times. Prosecutors say the capital murder conviction was his sixth felony conviction.
Keller was sentenced to death in Harrison County on October 8, 2009.
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