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Bennett acquitted of homicide in boat deaths trial
Forsyth man to serve 2.5 years in prison for lesser charges
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Ryan Prince is comforted by father, Michael Prince, after making a statement Thursday evening following the verdict in the trial of Paul Bennett in Hall County Superior Court. Bennett was found not guilty of homicide in the summer 2012 boating wreck that killed two two Buford boys, Jake Prince, 9, and Griffin Prince, 13
Paul J. Bennett was acquitted Thursday evening on eight counts of homicide by vessel in Hall County Superior Court. Bennett had been on trial since Nov. 4 in in Gainesville for his alleged role in a 2012 boating wreck that killed two Buford boys. In the June 18, 2012, incident, Bennett’s fishing boat collided with a pontoon carrying 13 people — four adults and nine children.