The second co-defendant in the alleged gang rape of a 27-year-old
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Sherrill was the victim’s boyfriend at the time of the assault, testimony in his trial showed.
“”This was his girlfriend,”” Holden said following the 99-year verdict. “”He held her down”” while three other men sexually assaulted her.
A fifth co-defendant in the case served as a lookout, according to authorities.
Testimony during Sherrill’s trial also indicated he injected the victim with a “”hot shot”” of illegal narcotics against her will during the course of the assault.
Sherrill becomes the second co-defendant in the case to receive a stiff sentence.
In late March, an eight-woman, four-man jury sentenced 31-year-old
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Three co-defendants in the case –
The state indicated the next of the co-defendants’ trials will likely be in July or August.