Frank Lazcano sentenced to 25-year prison term

Convicted by a jury of first degree murder six weeks ago, Frank Lazcano, 25, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday by Judge David Frazier in Whitman County Superior Court. Lazcano was convicted of felony murder in the death of Marcus Schur Dec. 27, 2011, at Malden.

His brother, Daniel Lazcano, 21, remains in jail in Colfax awaiting a second trial in the shooting case. The jury in the Daniel Lazcano trial reported Feb. 21 they were unable to reach a verdict on two of the charges filed against him after a two week trial and he has been scheduled for a second trial.

Juries in both trials con...