Word: colonos
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Alexander Pring-Wilson, 26, a former student at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies was found guilty of fatally stabbing Cambridge teen Michael D. Colono after an altercation outside a local pizza parlor in April...
Leaning on her daughters for support, an emotional Ada Colono, mother of the victim, broke into sobs after the verdict...
...have a lot of anger [at] society’s views and stereotypes of a young Hispanic man,” said Damaris Colono, sister of the victim, to the judge at sentencing. “Just because you’re raised a rich white boy who is smart doesn’t mean you’re not capable of making a stupid decision...
Gane noted that Pring-Wilson’s privileged background meant he was able to hire high-priced defense attorneys, while a working-class Hispanic male in the same situation might have only had a court-appointed lawyer. “If Colono stabbed Pring-Wilson, Colono might be doing life right now,” Gane said...
...Colono was found guilty in 2002 of possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute. Rodriguez was sentenced to probation for marijuana possession...