Indiana Highway Sniper Sentenced
By: Web Producer
Updated: December 28, 2007
The Indiana teenager convicted of killing a man in a sniper shooting and
wounded another was sentenced to 42 years in prison.
But the family of the victim says thats not enough.
Zachariah Blanton pleaded guilty to lesser charges earlier this month.
Blantons family said he was troubled and had a difficult childhood.
But the judge said there was no excuse for such a senseless act and the
victims fiancee agrees.
40-year-old Jerry Ross died on I-65 in July 2006 from Blantons bullet a man
in another pickup truck was hurt.
