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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2001

A Minnesota man was sentenced to 15 and one-half years in prison for the murder of the son of Prairie Island Mdewakanton Dakota President Audrey Kohnen.

Julius W. Barker, 20, had pleaded guilty to unintentional second-degree murder for shooting Benjamin Bennett. Bennett was Kohnen's 19-year-old son.

Barker and Bennett had been friends, according to Barker.

Barker is eligible for release after serving 10 years and 4 months.

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