Mike on Crime

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HAMILTON, Ohio – A judge has sentenced an Ohio teenager to 44 years in prison for his part in the torture and beating of a mentally disabled woman.

Cheyenne Blanton, 17, was sentenced Friday in Butler County Common Pleas Court.

Blanton and Joseph Nagle, also 17, were accused of binding 19-year-old Ashley Clark in February and beating her for several hours. Prosecutors said the teens shaved Clark’s head and soaked her in water before making her walk barefoot outside in the snow.

Blanton and Nagle each pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, felonious assault, kidnapping and vandalism.

Nagle’s sentencing is set for Oct. 14. He could receive up to 59 years in prison.