Fifth suspect convicted in kidnap, torture of disabled man
October 20th, 2009From the [Minneapolis-St. Paul] Star Tribune:
A fifth and final suspect has been convicted in last year’s kidnapping and torture of a man with disabilities in rural Minnesota. Twenty-two year-old Jonathan M. Diepold was convicted of six violent crimes and a misdemeanor in the attack on Justin Hamilton 25, who has fetal alcohol syndrome. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of at least eight years in prison.
Carolyn Hamilton, Justin’s mother, says her once happy-go-lucky son has emotional scars that will never go away.
A year later, he not only has nightmares but also day terrors when he recalls smelling gasoline and hearing them discuss whether they would set him on fire, before he passed out, Carolyn Hamilton said.
… “Justin will have a lot to deal with for a long time after they’ve finished their prison sentences,” she said.
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