Zachariah Blanton

Zachariah Blanton pleaded guilty to the crimes. Defense attorneys tried to portray him as troubled and the victim of teasing. But the judge said Blanton's emotional problems were no excuse for killing someone he had never met.
Prosecutors said Blanton fired his hunting rifle into Interstate 65 traffic from an overpass about 60 miles south of Indianapolis.
Blanton had faced trial on charges of murder, attempted murder and criminal recklessness. But he pleaded guilty this month to lesser charges.

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