A Janesville man receives a 10-year prison sentence for a 2020 homicide.

25-year-old Corvasie Weaver pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree reckless homicide for the shooting death of 40-year-old James Chestnut.

Assistant District Attorney Mary Bricco accused Weaver of diverting blame for his actions in this incident and others.

She noted that he fled the area after the shooting and was arrested three months later in Tennessee.

Defense attorney Jason Sanders said Weaver believed the victim to be a violent and dangerous person who he had been in previous altercations with.

Rock County Judge John Wood sentenced him Wednesday to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision.