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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A man who admitted killing his son 17 years ago was sentenced to probation in exchange for saying where the toddler's body was buried — even though the remains were not found during a lengthy search.
Curtis Williams said he buried the clothed body of 2-year-old Curtis McCoy under 3 feet of dirt on a hilly, brush-filled area beneath an elevated portion of the New Jersey Turnpike in Jersey City. Searchers sifted through soil covering hundreds of square feet last month but failed to find the remains.
The plea deal — in which a hindering apprehension charge replaced murder counts that carried a life sentence upon conviction — remained in effect. On Friday, Judge Peter Vazquez sentenced Williams to five years of probation, the maximum allowed, prosecutor Debra Simon said.
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