COLUMBUS Ohio &mdash A mentally ill man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and 10 other charges Tuesday in a series of highway shootings

COLUMBUS, Ohio A mentally ill man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and 10 other charges Tuesday in a series of highway shootings and was sentenced to 27 years in prison.Charles A. Country got $40 for it.When he's not hanging out with his friend, Tyrone enjoys fixing up his camp.Large stones painted red and white lie at the entrance, a few adorned with statues, including one bare-chested Buddha.A native of Rochester, N.Y., Tyrone says he came to Los Angeles in 1997 after splitting up with his wife. When their shift was done, they'd walk home.Now the migrants come from Central America, Poland and China, as well as deeply impoverished southern Mexico. "We want to go in there [tonight], and it'd be a good time to play your best game of the year so we could keep it going a little bit.". It's just like with nuclear weapons: We think we're the only ones who should have them. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said.He was accompanied on the trip by Sens.

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