The Latest: Utah man given life in prison for killing worker

A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing a city code enforcement officer and setting her body on fire last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The 65-year-old Kevin Wayne Billings didn’t speak during a hearing Monday in Salt Lake City, but his attorney Nick Falcone said his client feels remorse.

Family members of victim Jill Robinson said no justice can rectify his actions.

Robinson’s eldest daughter Jessica Knorr called Billings “a monster” and said she wished he had gotten the death penalty.

Authorities say Billings killed the 52-year-old Robinson in August 2018 after what he considered years of harassment over laws requiring cleanup of trash outside his home.

Police say Billings poured gasoline on Robinson’s city pickup truck and set it ablaze.