COQUILLE, Ore. (KMTR) – A Coquille area man will serve life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years as part of a plea deal in the death of Coquille area woman, who was his sister-in-law.
46-year-old Patrick Lee Horath was sentenced in Coos County Court Tuesday morning, in Judge Michael Gillespie’s courtroom.
Horath reached a plea-deal with the Coos County District Attorney’s office on Monday afternoon on one aggravated murder charge. He will serve life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Horath will be 76 years old when he’s eligible for parole.
The other charges Horath was facing have been dropped.
The Coos County District Attorney’s Office says Patrick Horath sexually assaulted, then killed 31 year old Jayme Austin on November 9th, 2009. It happened at Jayme’s mother’s home in Fairview, just outside of Coquille.
Investigators with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and the Coos County Major Crimes team began the case when Jamie disappeared on the 9th after not showing up for work.
One week later, Patrick Horath lead investigators to her body and he was charged with her death.
Jayme’s family says it is satisfied with the outcome of the case. Her mother and father participated in the plea deal negotiations.
However, Jayme’s death is a crime the family is still struggling to understand and deal with. Jayme’s violent death changed her parents, her two kids, her sister’s and other family members’ lives.
Jayme’s mother, Cindy Gisholt spoke to members of the media Tuesday morning after the sentencing.
“My grandkids don't have a mom,” said Gisholt with tears in her eyes.
“She'll never get to see them marry and have babies and graduate from high school, all the things that I got to share with my kids, those are such important steps for mom's and they won't get to do that,” said Gisholt.
The Coos County District Attorney’s Office says this is one of the only times it’s ever pursued a plea deal in this kind of criminal court case. Jayme’s family opted for the appeal because it didn’t want to see the event relived in detail in Coos County Court.
Ultimately, Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier says he’s satisfied with the outcome of the case as well.
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