JUSTIN HANSEN, THE MAN ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY BEATING A TEENAGED ALBUQUERQUE GIRL, BRITTANY MARCEL, WITH A SHOVEL BACK IN 2008, WILL BE SENTENCED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN DISTRICT COURT. HE’S BEEN A FREE MAN BUT COULD WIND UP IN PRISON AFTER HIS SENTENCING AT 1:30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
HE PLEADED “NO CONTEST” TO THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM, WHICH INCLUDE ATTEMPTED MURDER. HANSEN CHOSE NOT TO FIGHT THE CHARGES AND COULD BE SENTENCED WITH PROBATION AND POSSIBLY UP TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON. HIS SENTENCING IS EXPECTED TO GIVE CLOSURE TO MARCEL’S FAMILY.
