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Wilson Gets 25 Years in McDermott Beating

Joseph Wilson, 20, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the New Year's Eve beating of Shaker Heights attorney Kevin McDermott. He received 10 years for aggravated robbery, 8 years for felonious assault, and 7 years for kidnapping. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge David Matia handed down the sentence in a Cleveland court room this afternoon. Wilson is one of six accused of beating McDermott while he was out jogging.