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Man Sentenced in Brutal 2009 Barbell Attack

Ryan O'Connell, 29, of Banksville, will serve 21 to 42 years in prison.

Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas E. Flaherty on Tuesday sentenced Ryan O'Connell, 29, of Banksville to 21 to 42 years in prison for the brutal barbell attack on Ryan Hatfield, Angela Sapienza, Kelly Lynn McGinnis in February 2009, the Post-Gazette reports.

The three were attacked after a party that Feb. 18 in the 700 block of Brookline Blvd.


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