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Maximum 3 Year Sentence for Explosion that Killed 6 in NY State
Posted: Dec 13, 2012 4:48 PM
Updated: Dec 13, 2012 4:51 PM
FORT EDWARD, New York - Steven McComsey remained silent today as a judge sentenced him from one to three years in the propane line explosion that killed six people in July 2011. The courtroom was filled with relatives of victims. They left disappointed because McComsey offered no apology and no explanation for his actions.
Last month. McComsey pled guilty last month to criminally negligent homicide. Investigators say he tampered with a propane line which eventually filled a celler with gas. A spark from a water pump switch ignited propane and levelled the home.
The explosion destroyed his Salem home,kKilling his girlfriend, her son and 2-month-old granddaughter, the baby's father, McComsey's nephew and a woman visitor.
All of the victims and their families expressed frustration that with time served, McComsey will be eligible for parole in roughly six months.
They're also upset he only said "no thank you" when the judge asked him if he wanted to address the court after the sentence was handed down.
"I'm pissed and feeling like a fool for believing him and everybody else didn't believe in him and I just did," said victim Brianna Berg.
Relatives of the victims say they're satisfied that police and the District Attorney did the best they could given the lack of evidence.
Read more: http://www.wnyt.com
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