A teenager found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of another teen at an area group home for children was sentenced Monday to 54 days in jail...
Lance Tiernan, 18, was also sentenced to five years probation and community service in Judge Patricia Oney’s Butler County courtroom. The Lebanon teen beat Parker during an altercation at the One Way Farm group home on Dec. 19, 2011. Tiernan punched Parker in the head and then bear hugged him from the back and threw him on his head. Parker died a week later from his injuries.
A slow-motion videotape aired during the trial showed Parker’s head bouncing off the hard floor, and Tiernan delivering a final blow to the back of Parker’s head while he was lying on the floor. He went to bed and three hours later was found unresponsive.
