NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut woman charged with lying to police after her boyfriend shot and killed a man who came to her aid outside a bar has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.
The Day reports that 36-year-old Latoya Knight was sentenced Monday.
The Groton woman pleaded guilty Sept. 3 to hindering prosecution in exchange for a sentence of five years in prison, suspended after 30 days served.
Authorities say Knight was being assaulted by Dante Hughes outside a Groton pub in December 2016. Joey Gingerella stepped in to stop the assault, and Hughes killed Gingerella, who was the stepson of a state lawmaker.
Hughes pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Knight’s attorney said her client has never expressed anything but guilt about what happened.
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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com
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