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Sentenced for Murder
Austin was convicted May 5 in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court of the aggravated murders of Adam Christian, 23, and Hayes, 20, on Nov. 13 and 16, 2011, respectively, and aggravated murder and murder for the deaths of Ryan Slade, 20, and McCullough, 19, when they were shot in a car September 2012 on Benford Lane. Austin was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no parole, and Henderson received a sentence of 36 years to life in prison. Henderson was convicted the same day of aggravated murder for the deaths of Christian and Hayes but not guilty of the deaths of Slade and McCullough. Both men also were convicted of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
