Georgia Man Gets 40 Years In Prison For Pouring Hot Water On Gay Couple

Martin Blackwell will spend the rest of his natural life behind bars after Superior Court judge Henry Newkirk sentenced him to 40 years in prison Wednesday (August 25) for pouring scolding hot water on two gay men sleeping on a mattress.

Taking into consideration the minutes it took for the water to boil, the judge said Blackwell had ample time to rethink his decision. “You had so many outs where the voice of reason could have taken over,” he said. A jury found Blackwell guilty of multiple counts of assault and battery for pouring the water on the two men, handing down the maximum sentence under Georgia law.

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