Frederick Tucker

Palmyra man enters Alford plea, receives 25-year sentence in connection with death of Palmyra woman

May 26, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — A Palmyra man facing charges of first-degree murder in September 2021 received a 25-year sentence after entering an Alford plea on Thursday morning to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter. Raymond D. Gum, 36, appeared in Shelby County Circuit Court with public defender Austin Smith during a hearing before Judge Frederick Tucker. Gum…