TOLEDO, Ohio — Four teenagers who pleaded guilty to killing a man when they dropped a sandbag from a highway overpass have been ordered to a youth treatment facility, a court official said. “The youth treatment center is a lockdown facility in Toledo. The program runs six months, but there is no set time to release.
Where are the teens who dropped a sandbag from a highway overpass?
CNN —. Four Toledo, Ohio, teenagers who pleaded guilty to killing a man when they dropped a sandbag from a highway overpass have been ordered to a youth treatment facility, a court official said. “The youth treatment center is a lockdown facility in Toledo. The program runs six months, but there is no set time to release.
Who is the attorney for the Byrd family?
Lillian Diallo, an attorney for the Byrd family, told CNN Saturday that she found the sentence to be “extremely light.”. “It was light on steroids,” Diallo said, adding that “the sentence was a heck of a message to send.”.
Who was the person who dropped a sandbag on the overpass?
The four Ohio teens who pleaded guilty to dropping a sandbag off a freeway overpass that killed a 22-year-old man were given a suspended sentence and ordered to a treatment center on Friday. Marquis Byrd was the passenger in a vehicle that was hit by the sandbag dropped onto Interstate 75 in Toledo last December.
Who is the lawyer for the Byrd family?
The decision to suspend the teens' sentences and send them to the treatment facility drew outrage from Lillian Diallo, the Byrd family's lawyer, who called the decision "outrageous."