Alaska lottery assault leads to 3-year sentence

Comment #6

sirbrad — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:03:21 GMT

Because the lottery is random and unbiased, it doesn't reward good behavior. If only good people won the lottery there would not be so many good people who still have it bad.

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:08:45 GMT

Luck.

Comment #4

kro34m1972 — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:53:55 GMT

Ain't that some BS? How the hell does a convicted sex offender win $350,000, and those who could really use the money wind up with $1 here $10 there. Hope that Jack-ass wound up with brain damage and has to use his winnings to pay for hospital bills

Comment #3

Raven62 — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:26:53 GMT

Vigilante revenge is seldom justified.

Someone once said that the American criminal justice system is the worst in the world except for that of every other country. It may let us down on occasion, but, as a whole, it serves its purpose of administering the appropriate blend of punishment and deterrence.

Comment #2

HaveABall — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:13:48 GMT

Hughes' behavior baffles me, he must not have a very good mental rational ability.

If Hughes is so ragingly upset with physical violation and/or battery and/or abuse, why would he do the SAME and think it appropriate action

Comment #1

dr65 — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:59:57 GMT

I certainly hope the blows with the pipe were effectively placed.

The guy shouldn't get a dime.

Hopefully, the REAL victim(s) will bring a lawsuit against the sicko and take every cent away

from him.

I don't blame Hughes for acting out and battering the undeserving winner.

Alaska lottery assault leads to 3-year sentence

Lottery Post — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:03:14 GMT

The man accused of attacking the winner of Alaska's biggest lottery with a metal pipe or rod pleaded guilty this week to a reduced charge of second-degree assault, a prosecutor said.

Brandon Hughes, a 20-year-old from the Los Angeles area, was sentenced to three years in prison under a plea bargain, said prosecutor Clint Campion.

Hughes will be eligible for parole and time off for good behavior, which is usually about one-third of the sentence.

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Patrick McK... [ More ]