Man gets 30 years in prison for killing girlfriend’s ex

BOISE – A man was sentenced to life in prison with 30 years fixed after being convicted of fatally shooting his girlfriend’s ex-husband in an ambush.

The Idaho Statesman reported Monday that Joshua Alberts was convicted of second-degree murder for the February 2016 killing of Joshua Warren.

According to prosecutors, Alberts shot Warren at least 12 times in the face, neck and torso while Warren was unarmed.

Alberts was set to be sentenced in March, be he attempted suicide by overdosing on prescription drugs just before his sentencing date.

Prosecutors say Alberts had been hording drugs in jail.