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MissMillie

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Tue Dec 22, 2015, 02:30 PM Dec 2015

Friend who gave Boston Marathon bombers gun sentenced to time served

Source: The Boston Channel




BOSTON —A man who loaned a gun used by the Boston Marathon bombers to kill a police officer was sentenced Tuesday on drug and gun charges.

Stephen Silva was sentenced to time served -- 17 months -- in U.S. District Court.


Silva testified during the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that he let Tsarnaev borrow a Ruger 9mm handgun two months before the bombings.


Read more: http://www.wcvb.com/news/man-who-loaned-gun-to-boston-marathon-bomber-to-be-sentenced/37080856



Apparently, according to the tv news broadcast, the drug charges are still pending.
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Friend who gave Boston Marathon bombers gun sentenced to time served (Original Post) MissMillie Dec 2015 OP
Good thing they didn't find a pot plant in his closet tabasco Dec 2015 #1
I genuinely don't understand this. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #2
Most likely a plea deal. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #4
No no no! Sentence SHOULD BE FIVE YEARS!! You don't LOAN a handgun to anyone. Ever. vkkv Dec 2015 #3
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