Attempted murder is defined as trying to kill someone with premeditated malice.
Young said it is mandatory that the sentences for the robbery and gun charges be served one after the other. Williams faces one to 50 years in prison for each of those charges. The second-degree assault charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. The Lancaster County charges stem from Williams' arrest in Lincoln after the shooting. Williams was charged in Hall County with shooting Brokaw in the face when Brokaw answered his apartment door at 3105 W. North Front St. No. 10.