A black Long Island homeowner who fatally shot a white teen he feared was part of a “lynch mob” looking to attack his family walked free yesterday after Gov. Paterson commuted his sentence in a stunning epilogue to the racially charged case.
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White, 57, had served five months of a 20-month to four-year term for manslaughter and weapons possession in the death of Daniel Cicciaro Jr. and had more than a year to go until he would be eligible for parole.
In his commutation statement, Paterson said the decision was difficult — but clear.
“My decision today may be an affront to some and a joy to others, but my objective is only to seek to ameliorate the profound suffering that occurred as a result of this tragic event,” he said.
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