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Judge Jonathan Hein sentenced Edward “Jake” Wagner to 32 years in prison with the possibility of parole; Angela Wagner was sentenced to 30 years in prison without the possibility of parole; and Rita Newcomb, Angela’s mother, was sentenced to five years of probation and a suspended sentence of 90 days of which she has already served seven.
The hearing went over a few housekeeping items before trial. Change of venue and severance of some of Billy’s charges were the most important items the court discussed.
Is ex-Phillie Billy Wagner a true Hall of Famer even though he is considered a Phillies’ villain? Is Chase Utley on Cooperstown’s doorstep? And how about the Mets’ John Franco? Is he a Hall of Famer?
In late 2023, a jury found George Wagner IV guilty. He's serving life in prison. His dad, Billy Wagner, maintains his innocence and the state's case against him is starting to pick up steam. On Friday, Judge Jonathan Hein talked about his recent decision to grant the defense team's request for a change of venue.
His delayed trial was supposed to have started weeks ago, but Billy Wagner will return to the Pike County courthouse for pre-trial hearing.
Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot. “There’s one writer that I wasn’t able to get a vote from,” he said through a translator Thursday,
Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner, and C.C Sabathia were in the Cooperstown Museum for the first time on Thursday as Hall of Famers.
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Billy Wagner, the patriarch of the infamous Wagner family tied to the 2016 Piketon Massacre, is scheduled to appear in a Waverly courtroom tomorrow, Friday, January 24,
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner sign their future plaques that will hang at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
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