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Former Florida Atlantic University soccer player sentenced 35 years in prison for student's murder

Posted at 9:53 AM, Jan 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-19 11:21:00-05

A former Florida Atlantic University soccer player was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison for the murder of a 19-year-old FAU student in December 2015.

Donovan Henry, 20, was found guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm on Dec. 12 in the death of 19-year-old Nicholas Acosta of Boynton Beach.

 

Acosta was killed Dec. 29, 2015 during a suspected drug deal at the University Park Apartments, a student-only apartment complex in Boca Baton.

A second suspect, Rodrick Woods, has pleaded guilty in the murder case and is scheduled to be sentenced in August. 

A third and fourth suspect, Adonis and Alexander Gillis, are scheduled to go on trial June 12.