Ray Mathews, right, was sentenced to 20 years and 10 months for his involvement in transporting and harboring his son Jesse Mathews after his escape from a Colorado halfway house, prior to allegedly shooting and killing Sgt. Tim Chapin on April 2, 2011. Kathleen Mathews, Jesse's mother, was sentencecd to 30 years and six months.
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Dan Henry .
published Monday, February 13th, 2012
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The mother of a man charged with killing a Chattanooga police sergeant told a judge that she helped her son out of love but shouldn't be punished for his alleged actions.
