Post by cambygsp on Nov 10, 2005 2:46:46 GMT -5
November 9, 2005
News in Brief
Hmong immigrant gets life in prison for killing hunters
Hayward, Wis. -- A Hmong immigrant convicted of murdering six deer hunters and attempting to kill two others after a trespassing dispute was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday with no chance for parole.
Judge Norman Yackel ordered Chai Soua Vang, 37, to serve six life prison terms, one after the other, guaranteeing he would never be freed from prison. Wisconsin does not have the death penalty.
The slayings occurred during the state's beloved deer hunting season and exposed racial tensions between the largely white north-woods residents and immigrants from the Hmong ethnic group.
News in Brief
Hmong immigrant gets life in prison for killing hunters
Hayward, Wis. -- A Hmong immigrant convicted of murdering six deer hunters and attempting to kill two others after a trespassing dispute was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday with no chance for parole.
Judge Norman Yackel ordered Chai Soua Vang, 37, to serve six life prison terms, one after the other, guaranteeing he would never be freed from prison. Wisconsin does not have the death penalty.
The slayings occurred during the state's beloved deer hunting season and exposed racial tensions between the largely white north-woods residents and immigrants from the Hmong ethnic group.
