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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans man has been convicted of a slaying that also involved his nephew - a 15-year-old boy who later died when a guard at the New Orleans jail failed to notice he had hanged himself from a jail window.

The New Orleans District Attorney's Office says 36-year-old Tyrance Chancellor was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday.


Chancellor and 15-year-old Jaquin Thomas were arrested in 2016. 

Police said they broke into an apartment and killed 24-year-old Hasahn Shawl. 

Investigators said Chancellor and the victim both had sexual relationships with a woman in the apartment.

Although Thomas pulled the trigger, Chancellor was charged because he was participating in a violent crime.

Thomas hanged himself three months after the arrests. Chancellor faces up to 40 years in prison when he's sentenced Feb. 22.