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Newark Man Who Mistakenly Shot 5-Year-Old Sentenced Newark Man Who Mistakenly Shot 5-Year-Old Sentenced
Newark Man Who Mistakenly Shot 5-Year-Old Sentenced A Newark man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, a crime discovered when he opened fire on his girlfriend and struck a young child instead, the US Attorney for New Jersey said in a statement.  Jamar Battle, 31, had been out of prison for just a few months on July 4, 2018, when he got into a fight with his girlfriend. Battle, who was prohibited from possessing a gun because of prior felony convictions, was waiting outside the woman's home and fired six shots at the vehicle the woman was traveling in.  He missed the woman but struck a 5-year-old g…

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by Paul Milo