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🌱 Teen sentenced to 95 years in Anderson café killing

Anderson, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • Teen sentenced to 95 years in Anderson café killing

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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.
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  • Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 18-year-old sentenced to 95 years for botched Anderson hit by crime organization (fox59.com) — An 18-year-old convicted in the shooting that killed Dayla Swain outside Anderson’s Sonny Ray’s Café has been sentenced to 95 years in prison. Rejon Smith’s sentence includes a criminal organization enhancement. Investigators said Swain, 26, was caught in crossfire during a February 2025 attempt to kill a witness in another criminal case.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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