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Emile

(31,061 posts)
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:37 PM Tuesday

Republican Senator's son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during a car chase.

STANTON, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison Monday in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy.

Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty in September to all of the charges against him, including homicide while fleeing a peace officer, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer and drug- and driving-related offenses. Those charges related to a Dec. 6, 2023, chase and crash that killed Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Martin, 53.

State District Judge Bobbi Weiler handed down the sentence of 38 years with 10 years suspended, three years of probation and credit for over a year served in jail. She also included recommended treatment for addiction and mental health. But he likely won’t serve the full 28 years, the judge said.

Continued at: https://apnews.com/article/kevin-cramer-son-deputy-killed-chase-sentence-5f194f28c7df939cfdb666161e26e05c

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Republican Senator's son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during a car chase. (Original Post) Emile Tuesday OP
Well at least Traildogbob Tuesday #1
Surprised union rep Tuesday #2

Traildogbob

(10,228 posts)
1. Well at least
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 12:44 PM
Tuesday

Gomer and GQP will not need years and millions in tax dollars investigating the son of a high ranking GQP to get justice.
And being a State conviction, no Trump pardon.
Law and Order Party?????

union rep

(30 posts)
2. Surprised
Tue Dec 31, 2024, 07:08 PM
Tuesday

This guy messed up bad thats the thing with addiction you never know what's going to happen this time? The worst is cop dies. The law required time and thats what he got a bunch of it. Of course the Judge in that state greased the rails saying you'll most likely be out sooner. He will go on to find god be the model prisoner and get early parole, North Dakota being a red state, to bad it was a cop they had to convict. This senator also had a son die from alcoholism liver and kidney failure. Guess this Senator, probably not a dad that was around much. Family Values ? to late

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