Thursday, September 09, 2010
Man Sentenced To Life Without Parole
WEST VIRGINIA....
A man charged with the abduction and rape of a North Wheeling girl received a life sentence in Ohio County court Thursday.Joshua Ridings was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping. In October 2008, Ridings was sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to crossing state lines with the intent of having sex with someone under the age of 12. Prosecutor Scott Smith says Ridings has the chance to be paroled before his 40 year federal sentence is up, but the state sentence is life in prison without the chance for parole.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:29 AM 
