Lindsey Whiteside keeps state house arrest sentence, federal trial moves to April
Special Circuit Judge Jeff Weill has denied prosecutors’ request to resentence former youth pastor Lindsey Whiteside to a harsher term. (Rogelio V. Solis, Pool/AP Photo file)
A special judge has ruled that while there were some missteps in the former youth pastor’s original sentencing, they did not warrant a harsher penalty as requested by prosecutors.
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lindsey whiteside Matthew Barton Jeff Weill Judge Andrew HoworthBrandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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