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Decades in prison for opening fire on the wrong people in a high speed chase.

usdoj-smallTwo men who chased down and shot at the wrong people after a fight in Nebraska will serve decades in federal prison.

Anthony Whitewater, 24, and Marcus Blackhawk, 27, were sentenced in U.S. Court last week after they were found guilty by a jury

The charges included assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Whitewater was also prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a prior felony conviction.

U.S. Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Whitewater to a total of 241 months in prison. Blackhawk was sentenced to a total of 121 months in prison. Both are enrolled members of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg said the incident began in the early morning hours of May 2, 2016. Whitewater attended a party at a residence in Winnebago, Nebraska, and became involved in a conflict with another person. The conflict resulted in Whitewater being punched in the face and receiving a bloody nose. Whitewater was kicked out of the party, but vowed to return.

Whitewater and Blackhawk began a high-speed chase with a vehicle they later spotted leaving the party, while shooting at the occupants of that vehicle. No one in the fleeing vehicle was hit but the vehicle was hit by Whitewater’s weapon seven times.

As it turns out, the people in the vehicle were not involved in the earlier altercation.

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