On February 21st a 15-year old Royalton youth -- identied at the time as Dillon Brown by WIVB TV -- shot his twin brother in the hip following an argument over marijuana at their Riddle Road home. He pleaded guilty to second-degree assualt and was finally sentenced on Tuesday.
So what did he get?
Niagara County Family Court Judge John F. Batt gave the now 16-year-old 1 year probation and continued counseling. Conditions of the probation include alcohol counseling; a ban on weapons; passing drug tests; and completion of a GED.
Does anyone else see this as too light of a punishment?
He could have been -- and should have been -- sent to a state youth detention facility, to say the least.
So what did he get?
Niagara County Family Court Judge John F. Batt gave the now 16-year-old 1 year probation and continued counseling. Conditions of the probation include alcohol counseling; a ban on weapons; passing drug tests; and completion of a GED.
Does anyone else see this as too light of a punishment?
He could have been -- and should have been -- sent to a state youth detention facility, to say the least.
