Ogle ruled that Matkin's prior criminal history, which included at least four offenses of DUI, outweighed any mitigating factors presented by the defense.

Matkin was sentenced as a Range I offender, meaning he will have to serve at least two years before becoming eligible for release.

Zelm's sister said the sentence wasn't enough because she didn't believe the verdict was an accurate one.

"I really believe it should have been second-degree murder," Joyce Zelm Fox said after the hearing concluded.

During her testimony, Fox told the judge that her brother was a businessman and hard worker who tried to help those around him, including Matkin.

At one time he owned a cabin in Sevier County so family from outside the area could live there and gain job experiences he said.

"My brother doesn't come from a family that believes it was all right to kill someone for money," she added.

After the hearing, Matkin's mother said she didn't wish to respond to the comments.

"I have no desire to join in their little games," she said.

Matkin apologized to Zelm's family, saying that every day he regretted killing a man he considered a friend.

He is also facing a violation of probation charge that will be reviewed by Judge Richard Vance in Circuit Court. Ogle noted any additional sentence Matkin serves as a result of that charge could be added to the six-year sentence he had just handed down.

The charge stems from Matkin allegedly failing to come to appear at the Sevier County Jail to serve his sentence on his last DUI conviction, assistant district attorney Steve Hawkins said.

Public defender Ed Miller also asked the judge to consider a motion for a new trial for Matkin; Ogle agreed to hear arguments in that motion Dec. 6.

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