2 Sentenced in Assault on Kerrigan
Shane Stant, who hit figure skater Nancy Kerrigan above the knee, and his uncle Derrick Smith, who drove the getaway car, were sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit assault.
A third defendant, Shawn Eckardt, pleaded guilty to racketeering. His sentencing was delayed until July 11.
Stant and Smith were to be held overnight in the county jail and then transferred into the state prison system.
As he left the courtroom, Eckardt reacted bitterly to the fact that Kerrigan’s rival, Tonya Harding, received only three years’ probation for her part in the case.
“I feel that if she’s going to continue to act in the manner in which she has, she should become a better liar,” Eckardt said.
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