Whites Sentenced for Assaulting Black Boy
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A white couple who tied a 9-year-old black boy to a tree and fired a shotgun past his face after accusing him of stealing were sentenced to two years in prison. Benjamin and Betty Mims could be eligible for parole in six to eight months, prosecutors estimated. Dwight Miller, now 10, and his parents called the sentence too lenient. The Mimses, convicted of aggravated assault and battery, could have received up to 10 years.
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