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Sentencing Delayed After Bellport Man In Crash That Killed Five Refuses To Leave Jail Cell Sentencing Delayed After Bellport Man In Crash That Killed Five Refuses To Leave Jail Cell
Sentencing Delayed After Bellport Man In Crash That Killed Five Refuses To Leave Jail Cell Sentencing for an alleged Long Island gang member who caused a crash that killed five people on Valentine’s Day in Ridge last year was delayed after he failed to appear in court. Jamel Turner, 25, of Bellport, reportedly refused to leave his jail cell on Tuesday, Aug. 6, when he was scheduled to be sentenced in Central Islip federal court. Turner has been seeking to file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which he submitted earlier this year. Turner accepted a plea deal in April to serve 27 years in prison, followed by five years of probation after killing five people and a dog on Middle…

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by Zak Failla