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The police union said the federal justice system failed, citing Johnson could have been given a $250,000 fine and 10 years in prison instead of probation.

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Following the one-minute ceremony, which did not include kissing the bride, the groom was handed a 6 to 10-year sentence for an August crime spree in which he stole two trucks and shot at police while leading them on a high speed chase.

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“He knew because there were children the police would come there and they would fire at him and he would die,” Hill's attorney, Annie Deets, told the judge. “He is a 21-year-old man who had the deck stacked against him from birth. He reached out for help but our system, as it exists, is not equipped to give people like Mr. Hill help.”

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“I apologize from the bottom of my heart,” Wafer said in a statement. “I am truly sorry for your loss.”

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A Fayetteville father was sentenced to 105 months in prison Friday after stashing a loaded handgun in his 5-year-old son’s car seat during a traffic stop on Dec. 9, 2010. Vincent Jarod Williams, 30, was pulled over for running a red light. Police discovered drugs in the vehicle, and when they unstrapped Williams’ crying son […]

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Despite pleas from the defense to send the boy to a private facility where he could receive treatment after years of being surrounded by abuse and violence.

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The boy was 10 years old when he shot and killed his father, an outspoken neo-Nazi. Now 13, he faces sentencing for the crime, but officials are wondering if he could be rehabilitated, since he had such a controversial upbringing and committed the act at such a young age.

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“In my experience at gun shows and licensed firearms storefronts throughout the Richmond area, dealers have contacted me if they suspect someone -- through his or her conversation with the customer or the customer’s odd behavior -- is attempting to make an illegal purchase," Virginia state trooper D.M. Sottile said.

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