Kumbi Salim, who was convicted of the 1973 murder of MSU student Martin V. Brown in May, was sentenced Aug. 15 to 25 to 40 years in prison in an Ingham County Circuit Court. Salim, 56, and Gary A. Mason, 53, were both found guilty of second-degree murder for Brown’s death more than 34 years ago as he walked from a Campbell Hall party to his Armstrong Hall dorm room.

Brown, then a junior, was stabbed 10 times outside Jenison Field House. Salim was originally charged with the crime, but was released after his Miranda rights were violated. It wasn’t until the Ingham County Cold Case Task Force investigated the murder that Salim, also known as Stanley A. Price, was charged again.

Judge James Giddings handed down the sentence after delaying sentencing for Salim and Mason for more than a month. Sentencing for Mason was once again postponed Aug. 21 and Mason’s attorney has filed for a motion to receive a new trial. Giddings has yet to rule on the motion.

East Lansing resident murdered

A 24-year-old East Lansing resident was murdered in early August after she is believed to have left a 44-year-old Wisconsin optometrist at the altar. Police say Alison Daniels, a Lansing Community College student, was an online escort who was allegedly hired by Cudahy, Wis., resident Dean Barrette to enter into a “sham marriage” with him.

Daniels was paid $4,000 upfront before the July 24 wedding but took the money and left Barrette in Las Vegas. Barrette allegedly met Daniels in Minneapolis and fatally shot her in the head.

The suspect is being held in the Milwaukee County Jail on a first-degree murder charge. Daniels was studying to become an ultrasound technician.

College of Education embezzlement

For the second time in just more than two months, an MSU employee has been charged with embezzling money from the university. Michelle Llosa, a 25-year-old employee of the MSU College of Education, was arraigned Wednesday on felony embezzlement charges. She is accused of taking more than $20,000 from the university throughout an 18-month period.

According to the MSU Web site, Llosa is the project coordinator for the college’s Data Research and Development Center. Llosa is free on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. She has a pretrial hearing set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and a preliminary examination scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 31 at the 54-B District Court in East Lansing.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.