ORLANDO, Florida -- Rikki Wills, the roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died after
undergoing a hazing ritual in 2011, won't spend any time in jail for his role in
the death, and neither will fellow drum major Shawn Turner.
Both Wills and Turner previously pleaded no contest to felony hazing charges
in connection with Robert Champion's death aboard a bus in Orlando. The two
were sentenced in Orange County on Friday. Wills will serve one year of house
arrest and five years probation. Turner will serve 18 months of house arrest
and three years probation.
Champion's parents, Robert Sr. and Pamela, traveled from their home in
Georgia to Orlando for the sentencings.
"I don't have any hatred," said Pamela Champion, who spoke for about 25
minutes before Wills was sentenced, most of the time looking directly at him.
"It hurts more than anything to know how much my son loved me, how much he would
do anything to help anyone," she said, "and the person that he shared a living
quarters with wouldn't reach out to him."
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