Javarius Hurd sentenced to 3 years in confinement, 3 more under supervision
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - Javarius Hurd, 18, was sentenced to three years in confinement and three years of extended supervision Friday in connection with a deadly attack on a youth prison guard in 2024.
Earlier this week, Hurd was found guilty of one count of battery by prisoners. The jury found him not guilty of an additional battery count and of first-degree reckless homicide.
Hurd was a student at Lincoln Hills school, a juvenile detention facility in Irma.
Javarius Hurd Trial
Narratives shared in court say that in 2024, Hurd punched Proulx several times and chased him. Proulx fell, hit his head on the pavement and later died.
Hurd was 16 at the time but was charged in adult court.
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