SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Springfield man is going to prison for the next several decades after pleading guilty to a murder more than a year ago.

Court records indicate a judge last week sentenced Justin Pickrell, 25, to 45 years in prison, with credit for over 500 days served in the Sangamon County Jail.

Pickrell reportedly opened fire at a party in an apartment on West Lenox in April of 2025.

Camren White, 19, Taylorville, was pronounced dead later at a local hospital.

Pickrell pleaded guilty back in September, and several other murder and weapons counts were dismissed in exchange.