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Court Sentences South Carolina Residents for Targeting Hispanics in Robberies

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Court Sentences South Carolina Residents for Targeting Hispanics in Robberies

**Columbia, SC** – Three men and one woman from South Carolina received sentences for violent crimes targeting Hispanic individuals in Columbia, South Carolina. Charles Antonio Clippard, 27, was sentenced to 420 months; Michael Joseph Knox, 29, received 303 months; Gabriel Brunson, 21, received 100 months; and Sierra Fletcher, 34, was sentenced to 200 months.

These individuals previously admitted guilt to charges including carjacking, conspiracy, firearms offenses, and violating criminal civil rights. In early 2021, they conspired to rob Hispanic victims by approaching them at gas stations and grocery stores, later pursuing and robbing them at gunpoint at their residences or other locations. On January 30, 2021, the group committed an armed robbery and carjacking against a Hispanic victim, whom they followed and targeted at his home. Additional incidents that day involved carjacking another victim and a home invasion, leading to thefts of cash, cellphones, driver’s licenses, and credit cards.

The announcement of these sentences was made by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mac Warner of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division,

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Baltimore County Judge Sentences Nicole Johnson to Life in Prison for Death of Two Children

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Baltimore County Judge Sentences Nicole Johnson to Life in Prison

**Baltimore, MD** – A judge in Baltimore County has sentenced Nicole Johnson to life imprisonment, with all but 50 years suspended. This sentence follows Johnson’s arrest in July 2021 when police discovered the decomposing bodies of her 7-year-old niece and 5-year-old nephew in the trunk of her vehicle during a traffic stop.

In addition to the prison sentence, Johnson has been placed on five years of probation and is required to obtain mental health treatment. The judge has also barred Johnson from having any contact with minors under the age of 18.

Baltimore County Police Department has been involved in this case since the discovery of the children’s bodies. The case has attracted attention due to the severe nature of the crimes and the subsequent legal proceedings.

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