Man who killed Dr. Teresa Sievers with hammer is sentenced in plea deal

Curtis Wayne Wright, one of the men who brutally murdered beloved Bonita Springs doctor, Teresa Sievers, was sentenced Monday.

WEEKLY.HE’S DUE BACK IN COURT ON MARCH9TH.HE WAS HER HUSBAND’S BESTFRIEND.

TONIGHT, HE HASOFFICIALLY RECEIVED HIS PRISONSENTENCE FOR BEATING HER TODEATH WITH A HAMMER.CURTIS WAYNE WRIGHT CONFESSED TOHIS ROLE IN KILLING DR. TERESASIEVERS IN 2015... AS A WAY TOAVOID A LIFE SENTENCE OR THEDEATH PENALTY AND IT WORKED.FOX 4’S SANDRA RODRGUEZ ..

ISLIVE AT THE LEE COUNTYCOURTHOUSE TO SHOW HOW THIS PARTOF THE CASE CAME TOCLOSE..WITH EMOTIONAL WORDS FROMTHE DOCTOR’S GRIEVINGMOTHER..SANDRA..THAT’S RIGHT THIS WAS THE THIRDTIME TERESA SIEVERS’ MOTHER HASHAD TO GIVE AN EMOTIONAL IMPACTSTATEMENT... AND TODAY SHEBLAMED CURTIS WRIGHT FOR BEINGONE OF THE REASONS THAT TERESASIEVERS IS NO LONGER ALIVE..BUT TODAY WE ALSO HEARD FROMWRIGHT HIMSELF AS HE APOLOGIZEDFOR WHAT HE DID...AFTER HAVING TESTIFIED DURINGTHE MARK SIEVERS AND JIMMYRODGERS TRIALS AS AGREED UPON INHIS PLEA DEAL━ TODAY CURTISWAYNE WRIGHT━OFFICIALLYRECEIVED HIS SENTENCESOT(JUDGE BRUCE KYLE, LEE COUNTYJUSTICE CENTER):"You’ll serve 25-years in thedepartment of corrections."AFTER CONFESSING TO THE MURDER━IN 2016, WRIGHT DECIDED TO AVOIDTHE RISK OF GETTING THE DEATHPENALTY OR LIFE IN PRISON BYTESTIFYING AGAINST HIS BESTFRIEND ..

MARK SIEVERS AND ANDJIMMY RODGERS.

THE PAYOFF FORWRIGHT IS THAT HE COULD GO FREEAFTER SERVING JUST 25 YEARS INPRISON.TODAY THE COURT HONORED ITS PARTOF THE BARGAIN..BUT ONLY AFTERMAKING SURE HE HEAR FROM DR.SIEVERS’ MOTHER... SHEDESCRIBED HER DAUGHTER AS APRECIOUS GIFT.SOT(Mary Anne Groves, TeresaSievers’ Mother):"You Curtis Wayne Wright, havestolen this gift from us.

Youare responsible for what hashappened to her, you have robbedus of the most brilliant,unique, and compassionatedoctor, and human being."WRIGHT *CLAIMED HE WAS SORRY FORJOINING JIMMY RODGERS INSAVAGELY BEATING THE DOCTOR TODEATH WITH HAMMERS..SOT(CURTIS WRIGHT, SENTENCED25-YEARS)"Wish that there was a way,anything at all that I could do,to change what happened but Ican’t.

That’ll be with me forthe rest of my life."WRIGHT CLAIMED HE WANTED TOAPOLOGIZE TO THE COURT ANDDIRECTLY TO DR. SIEVERS’ MOTHERSOT(CURTIS WRIGHT, SENTENCE25-YEARS):"I’m sorry"HIS ATTORNEY CLAIMS HISCONSCIENCE LED HIM TO SUDDENLYTURN ON THE MEN HE PLANNED THEMURDER WITH.

RODGERS GOT LIFE INPRISON AND THE DOCTOR’S HUBANDGOT THE DEATH PENATLY AFTERWRIGHT TESTIFIED AGAIST THEM.SOT(Elizabeth Parker, DefenAttorney):"Once he came to grips with whathe had done, he did try to dothe right thing and I think yousaw that through his testimonyand I think you saw that throughthe verdicts."WRIGHT’S ATTORNEY WAS ASKED IF A25-YEAR PLEA DEAL SEEMED FAIRCONSIDERING HE HELPED KILL THEDOCTOR..WHO CONSIDERED HIM AFAMILY FRIEND.SOT(Elizabeth Parker, DefenseAttorney):"He knows that the plea and thesentencing today will never giveTeresa’s family the justice thatthey deserve."SOT(Cynthia Ross, Assistant StateAttorney):"It’s good that these cases arefinally drawing to a close, andthis family, which has gonethrough so much and you couldhear that in Ms. Groves’ voicewhen she was talking about theimpact, it’s good that they willstart moving forward instead ofbeing angered in the past."FOLLOWING THE SENTENCING,PROSECUTORS REQUESTED THE JUDGEGIVE A RECOMMENDATION TO PREVENTANY CONTACT BETWEEN WRIGHT ANDTHE OTHER TWO CONVICTEDMURDERERS... JUDGE SAID HE CANGIVE THE RECOMMENDATION BUT IT’SULTIMATELY UP TO THE DEPARTMENTOF CORRECTIONS... LIVE A