SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio husband convicted in the death and disappearance of his wife, Andreen, is expected back in court on Wednesday.
A jury found Andre McDonald guilty on manslaughter charges in the death of his wife.
The Air Force major is also charged with tampering with evidence in this case. McDonald pled guilty to three counts of Tampering with evidence Wednesday morning.
He was sentenced to five additional years in prison which will stack with the 20 years he had already received. This was a plea deal.
The defense tried to persuade the judge to made the sentence concurrent instead of stacking but they were not successful.
The defense said after the hearing that they were considering appealing McDonald’s case.
The District Attorney said after the trial that the family had already given their blessing for the five years and he didn't not want to take the Tampering charge to court because it would draw out the ordeal for the family.
At the beginning of this month, a jury found McDonald guilty on a lesser charge of manslaughter instead of murder in the 2019 death of his wife Andreen.
During the trial, McDonald confessed to killing Andreen and testified that he acted in self defense during a physical confrontation with his wife in their north Bexar County home.
McDonald said he felt betrayed after learning she left his name out of a business deal.
Andreen's burnt remains were found months later.
A judge sentenced McDonald to the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for manslaughter.
He'll be eligible for parole once he serves half of that time.
We will have a crew in the courtroom for Wednesday's proceedings.
Stay with us for the latest developments in this case.
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