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Vt. man sentenced for federal gun crime connected to fatal shooting
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A former Rutland County man has been sentenced on federal gun charges in connection with the shooting death of a teen at a Vermont motel.
The U.S. Attorney General’s Office of Vermont says Kahliq Richardson, 20, was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for having a gun while being an unlawful user of controlled substances.
According to court documents, Richardson was at the Quality Inn in Rutland on April 3, 2021, when he shot 19-year-old Jonah Pandiani in the head. Pandiani died instantly.
The investigation showed Richardson had a history of drug use and was high on crack hours before the shooting.
Richardson also faces state charges of voluntary manslaughter.
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