AGENT SENTENCED IN SHOOTING

Fort Lauderdale, Fa. (AP) - A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent
was given the maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for shooting his
partner while in a drunken stupor.

Richard Fekete, 57, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting of
his partner, Shaun Curl, was also sentenced to 15 years probation, random
drug testing and counseling.

An undercover DEA agent testified that Fekete had got drunk at a Metro-Dade
Police Christmas party and had to be helped to his car.

Curl, 39, was driving Fekete to his home when Fekete pulled his gun and shot
him several times in the head and chest.

A psychologist, a physchiatrist and a neuro-psychologist testified that
Fekete was having an alcohol-induced phychotic episode.

Neuro-psychologist Dr. Jorge Herrera testified that in 1993, Fekete suffered
brain damage in a fall in 1993. He was advised not to drink, because alcohol
combined with a brain injury can trigger violent behavior.