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Sentencing set for man who killed deputy

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A sentencing date has been scheduled for Eriese Tisdale, the convicted killer of St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Gary Morales.

Morales was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Fort Pierce in February 2013.

Tisdale was found guilty in October of first-degree murder, aggravated assault, possessing firearm as felon and fleeing law enforcement.

The jury recommended the death penalty.

A judge will now decide whether Tisdale should spend the rest of his life in prison, or be put to death. 

He will be sentenced on April 22 at 9 a.m. in Fort Pierce, according to the St. Lucie County Clerk's Office.