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Men sentenced in 2012 St. Albans beating
By Zac Taylor, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Three St. Albans men who physically assaulted a fourth man, leaving him with several fractures and nerve damage in his face, received varying punishments for the crime Thursday, ranging from probation to a year in jail.

Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom sentenced Rick Hanson, Brian Townsend and Gary Belcher, all 20, on charges linked to the beating of Corey Carr, whom the three men admitted to attacking on Park Street in St. Albans last year.

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Men sentenced in 2012 St. Albans beating
By Zac Taylor, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Three St. Albans men who physically assaulted a fourth man, leaving him with several fractures and nerve damage in his face, received varying punishments for the crime Thursday, ranging from probation to a year in jail.

Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom sentenced Rick Hanson, Brian Townsend and Gary Belcher, all 20, on charges linked to the beating of Corey Carr, whom the three men admitted to attacking on Park Street in St. Albans last year.

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