An 83-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for killing an Uber driver he mistakenly believed was part of a scam.
William J. Brock was convicted in the March 2024 shooting death of Lo-Letha Toland-Hall outside his South Charleston home. Prosecutors say Brock shot Toland-Hall six times after scammers instructed him to give money to someone who arrived at his house.
Authorities said Brock had been targeted in a phone scam demanding 12-thousand dollars, claiming a relative needed bail. Toland-Hall, who was unarmed, had been sent to the location while working as an Uber driver and tried to explain who she was. The scammers remain at large.