 A Bemidji man who was sentenced to almost 17 years in prison for aiding an offender in connection with the murder of a Bemidji woman is entitled to a new sentencing. 33-year-old Brandon Rospach was found guilty of aiding an offender in the roast downwind murder case. Rospach helped burn and bury Downwind's body after she was murdered by Marcello Simeristi in October of 2015. Rospach was sentenced to 16 years and nine months in prison for aiding an offender in a second degree murder. A Minnesota Court of Appeals opinion filed on April 9th says Rospach is entitled to a new sentencing because the state district court did not bring the issue of the specific predicate offense to the jury. Now that means the jury should have decided what level of homicide he helped aid. It has not been announced when Rospach's resentencing will take place and he remains behind bars at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.