 Trade it and upgrade it now at Appalachian Wireless and receive up to $700 off when you trade your old, eligible device in and upgrade to a new iPhone 14 Pro Max or Samsung S23 Ultra on an unlimited Appalachian advantage plan because we are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. Wednesday, March 8th, Eric DeLeon, who was accused of kidnapping and murdering Wesley Hook, entered a guilty plea for kidnapping in exchange for a 30-year prison sentence. As far as our thought on it and our end of it is, we wanted the family to be happy with the outcome. The parents of Wesley Hook were present today, they were at the mediation and they were in agreement with this and were happy with this resolution and we feel like that's the main thing and obviously 30 years is a lengthy sentence. Hook disappeared in June of 2020 and one month later, his remains were found in a burned-out car in Pike County. It was determined Hook died at the Alpike Motel. Their feeling and ours was that Mr. DeLeon was probably the most culpable of the individuals that were involved in this. They were at least the mediation part of it thankful that he was willing to take responsibility frankly. You know, they're obviously upset with him for what occurred. He's someone that they had known prior to this but at the same time I think there was a little bit of relief and then even gratitude on their part that he at least at this stage would step up and admit what he did and take an appropriate penalty as opposed to making them go through a trial and that kind of thing. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.