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NYC woman gets 20 years for torture death of teen cousin with special needs 
Johnette Booker, 43, was found guilty last month of manslaughter, gang assault and endangering the welfare of a child, among other charges, in the death of 15-year-old Jallen McConnie.
Manhattan woman gets 20 years in prison for beating, waterboarding autistic teen cousin to death 
The woman convicted of brutally beating and waterboarding her 15-year-old autistic cousin to death inside her Manhattan apartment in 2021 was sentenced on Monday to 20 years behind bars in what the presiding judge called the saddest case of her career.
UWS Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Causing Teen Cousin’s Death 
Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced that 43-year-old Johnette Booker has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for “assaulting and causing the death of her 15-year-old cousin in June 2021.”
UWS Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Causing Teen Cousin’s Death 
Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced that 43-year-old Johnette Booker has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for “assaulting and causing the death of her 15-year-old cousin in June 2021.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Sentencing Of Johnette Booker For Death Of Teen Cousin 
“Johnette Booker stands convicted of killing her younger, vulnerable cousin, through her vicious and cruel behavior,” said District Attorney Bragg. “For over a month, Booker knowingly put Jallen McConnie through an excruciating level of abuse and trauma, up until the final moments of his life. Booker will serve a significant prison term for this utterly horrific conduct and my thoughts remain with Mr. McConnie’s loved ones, who continue to grieve this devastating loss.”
Hell’s Kitchen Drugging and Robbery Conspiracy: Butts Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison 
A man involved in a conspiracy to drug and rob patrons of gay bars in Hell’s Kitchen was sentenced this morning in Manhattan Criminal Court. Judge Felicia Mennin delivered the sentence of eight years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision to Andre Butts after he pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and conspiracy.

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