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Baby slapper gets 8 months in prison

Idaho man slapped a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta flight in February

By Steve Almasy
CNN

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Idaho man who slapped a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta flight in February was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison, the man’s lawyer said.

Joe Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court in October.

Hundley’s attorney, Marcia Shein, said Hundley will report to a yet-to-be determined prison but didn’t say what the date would be.

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