Clovis man sentenced for 2022 homicide

A Clovis man on Thursday pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Jimmy Whitlock, 45, is accused of killing 16-year-old Jesse Villanes-Lerma at an apartment on Sycamore Street in Clovis on Aug. 14, 2022.

District Judge Ben Cross sentenced Whitlock, who will be required to serve 85% of his sentence, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray.

We’ll have more information in Sunday’s paper.