Caitlin Spence stands with her attorney Tony Farese Monday morning in Ripley as Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther announced her sentence for accessory after the fact to murder.
Wendy Page, sister of Kirby Carpenter, makes a victim impact statement Monday morning during the Caitlin Spence sentencing at the Tippah County Courthouse in Ripley.
Kirby Carpenter's mother Mattie Jane Jones and her son Robbie Carpenter, listen during victim impact statements on Monday morning during the Caitlin Spence sentencing at the Tippah County Courthouse in Ripley.
Tony Farese makes statement in court during the sentencing of his client Caitlin Spence at the Tippah County Courthouse morning in Ripley on Monday morning.
Caitlin Spence walks into the Tippah County Courthouse for her sentencing with her attorney Tony Farese on Monday morning in Ripley.
Caitlin Spence talks with her attorney Tony Farese on Monday during her sentencing at the Tippah County Courthouse morning in Ripley.
RIPLEY – Three days after her father was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Caitlin Spence was sentenced in Tippah County Circuit Court for accessory after the fact but left the courtroom a free woman.
In April 2025, Spence admitted in court that she knew her father had killed Tippah County entrepreneur Kirby Carpenter but did not immediately come forward. As part of the plea agreement, sentencing was deferred until after she testified at her father’s trial.
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