HENRY COUNTY, Va. – A former Henry County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for the murder of his wife.

David Morse was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years in prison for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. The judge suspended half of the term, for a total of 30 years in prison.

Morse was convicted of the crimes on December 1 at the conclusion of his three-day trial in Henry County Circuit Court. On May 13th of 2020, Morse called police to report that he arrived at his wife’s home on Wingfield Orchard Road to find Pamela Morse dead of a gunshot wound to her head.

A 2010 Jeep Compass was taken from the residence but was recovered that night. Shortly thereafter, authorities charged David Morse, Casey Rogers, Tanna Fitzgerald, and Collin Russell with conspiracy to commit murder.

Two of the co-defendants are set for trial in July.