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KENTUCKY....
Despite being found guilty Thursday night in the deaths of four teenagers killed when he crashed a stolen vehicle while fleeing police, Herbert Lee III could be released from jail no later than April. Lee had faced murder charges in the deaths, but after deliberating about six hours, his jury opted for the lesser manslaughter charges. He was convicted of four counts of second-degree manslaughter, fleeing or evading police, receiving stolen property and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Lee has served two years in custody while waiting for trial. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry ruled Friday that under state law, Lee, 18, must be sentenced as a juvenile because he was 16 when the crash occurred. Kentucky law does not allow juveniles convicted of class C felonies to be sentenced as adults unless they have a felony conviction. Had he been convicted on the murder charges, he could have been sentenced as an adult to life in prison.