UPDATED Monday, March 15, 2010 --- 4:00 p.m.

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- A central Wisconsin man convicted of delivering a fatal punch at a Neillsville tavern is going to prison for five years.

Judge James Mason also on Monday sentenced 37-year-old Tyler Meier of rural Eleva to five years extended supervision to follow his prison term.

Meier was found guilty last year after pleading no contest to a felony murder charge in the death of Keith Young in February 2009. The 43-year-old Neillsville man was knocked to the ground and later died of head injuries.

Meier tells WEAU-TV he's not a murderer and he wants to make amends for his actions by teaching others about the dangers of drugs that have caused trouble in his life.

Information from: WEAU-TV, http://www.weau.com

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UPDATED Monday, March 15, 2010 --- 9:00 a.m.

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- A central Wisconsin man convicted of delivering a fatal punch at a Neillsville tavern is back in court Monday to find out if he'll go to prison.

Thirty-seven-year-old Tyler Meier of rural Eleva was found guilty last year after pleading no contest to a felony murder charge in the death of Keith Young in February 2009. The 43-year-old Neillsville man was knocked to the ground and later died of head injuries.

Meier tells WEAU-TV he's not a murderer and he wants to make amends for his actions by teaching others about the dangers of drugs that have caused trouble in his life.

Information from: WEAU-TV, http://www.weau.com

Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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Posted December 2, 2009 --- 11:00 a.m.

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- A central Wisconsin man has pleaded no contest to a felony murder charge in a fatal bar fight.

Thirty-seven-year-old Tyler Meier of rural Eleva was found guilty Tuesday by Wood County Judge James Mason.

Meier was accused of punching Keith Young in the face during a fight at a Neillsville tavern last February. The 43-year-old Neillsville man was knocked to the ground and later died of head injuries.

Sentencing is March 15.

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