Admitted cross burner sentenced
Placed burning cross in couple's front yard
Updated: Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009, 1:57 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009, 12:59 PM EDT
An admitted cross burner faced sentencing Wednesday in State Supreme Court. 41 year old Donald Napierala placed the burning cross in the front yard of a mixed race couple in South Buffalo in July of 2008.
He admitted to reckless behavior and aggravated harassment. Justice William Boller sentenced Napierala to three and a half to seven years in prison.
"I would just like to apologize to everybody that I offended by this, and especially to Kelly Kohr and her kids. They didn't deserve any of this and they had nothing to do with it and I'm very sorry," said Defendant Donald Napierala.
Napierala's mother said he suffers from bipolar disorder.
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