Killer Who Dumped Body Near Rosemont Gets Maximum Sentence

A 48-year-old man convicted of stabbing a 19-year-old man and dumping his body just east of Rosemont received the maximum prison sentence Friday, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.

Jeffrey Bruce Campbell, a Rancho Cordova resident, murdered Frederick Howard in May of 2009, then left his body behind a dumpster in the 3100 block of Fite Cir., about a mile east of Bradshaw Road and Business Park Drive.

According to the Sacramento Bee, the victim was a drug dealer trying to collect on a $100 debt owed by Campbell. His body was found by a Fite Circle employee emptying the trash the next day.

Campbell, who was convicted of second-degree murder last month in a jury trial, was sentenced to 16 years to life by Judge Kevin J. McCormick, the district attorney's office said in a press release.