Matthew Nicholson at his arraignment hearing at the Stanislaus County Courthouse in Modesto on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.
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A Ceres man who authorities said shot his mother over a broken video game headset three years ago has pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to prison last month.
Matthew Douglas Nicholson, 32, shot his 68-year-old mother in the head on Jan. 11, 2018.
At the time, police said Nicholson had been in his bedroom playing video games when he got upset and started yelling. When his mother went to check on…

