An Arlington man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man in a dispute, the Tarrant County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday.
On July 1, 2021, Justin Milem, 41, caused a fight with 50-year-old Michael Henley at a Chevron gas station in Arlington, according to the district attorney’s office. When police responded to a call about a shooting, they found Henley on a road with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Henley was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to the district attorney’s office.
When police identified Milem as a suspect and went to his home, he refused to come out, authorities say. His two sons were also in the house when police arrived.
After SWAT was called and hours of negotiations, Milem surrendered.
According to the district attorney’s office, officers found several weapons, including assault rifles, and ammunition in the home during his arrest.
