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Two men get life without parole for killing ex-wrestling champion in Delray

Two men convicted of robbing and killing a former high school wrestling star will serve life in prison without parole, a Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge ruled.

Kevin Sammiel, 29, and Thomas Byrd, 25, were sentenced on Friday for their role in a 2012 robbery that turned fatal in Delray Beach.

Sammiel and Byrd fatally shot and robbed Dustin Deckard on Aug. 30, 2012, while he was walking down the street just after midnight in Delray Beach.

Deckard, a former high school wrestling champion who had moved to the city to battle his drug addiction, was talking on the phone when he was attacked.