TARBORO, N.C. (AP) - The father and stepmother of a 13-year-old
boy who died last year after spending the night tied to a tree have
been sentenced to prison after entering pleas that acknowledge
prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them.
Multiple media outlets reported that 37-year-old Sandra McMillan
of Macclesfield was sentenced to a term of 13 years to 16 years
behind bars after she entered an Alford plea to a charge of
second-degree murder.
Her husband, 42-year-old Brice McMillan, had entered an Alford
plea earlier. He was sentenced to between 10 and 13 years in
prison. Their sentences reflect the time they've served.
The McMillans were arrested in June 2008 on charges of murder
and felony child abuse after their son, Tyler, died of dehydration
and heat stroke. Authorities said he was tied to a tree overnight
as punishment.
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