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California IN BRIEF : SANTA ANA : Two Gang Members Sentenced in Killing

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Two Orange County gang members were sentenced to long prison terms Friday for their role in the drive-by shooting death of a Lake Forest youth slain in his bedroom. Matthew Lloyd Conant was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for firing the shot that killed Bylon Hanna as the 17-year-old sat in his bedroom talking to his family. Carl E. Stewart, 19, of Laguna Niguel was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for his role in the December, 1991, slaying. According to testimony at the trial, the day before the shooting, Hanna, his brothers and some friends got into a dispute with Conant and his friends at a party, which ended in an exchange of threats.

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