Teen sentenced for role in shooting

A Springfield teenager has been sentenced for his role in the shooting of a drug dealer.
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PHOTO BY ERIC FRANCIS Alexander Jillson-Corbosiero, 18, reached a plea deal Wednesday in White River Junction criminal court for providing the handgun used a shooting in Springfield earlier this year. Published November 7, 2014 in the Rutland Herald Teen sentenced for role in shooting By ERIC FRANCIS CORRESPONDENT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Springfield teenager has been sentenced for his role in the shooting of a drug dealer. Alexander Jillson-Corbosiero, 18, made a plea agreement Wednesday in White River Junction criminal court for providing the .45-caliber handgun used in the June 11 shooting on Summer Street in Springfield. He pleaded guilty to aiding in a felony and to four counts of violating his conditions of release. In exchange, he received a furlough sentence of three years. If he violates furlough conditions during those three years he will serve the remainder of his time in jail. Deputy State’s Attorney David Cahill said in court that Jillson-Corbosiero provided the weapon used to shoot Joseph “Black” Atkinson, 19, who survived the attack. The prosecutor said the defendant also helped the New Jersey men who allegedly invaded Atkinson’s home, and he hid the gun after the shooting. Leon Jiggetts, 26, a Newark, N.J., native who had been living in Brattleboro for the past couple of years, allegedly shot Atkinson and is now being held without bail while he awaits trial for attempted second-degree murder and eight other charges. If convicted he could face life in prison. Another suspect being held without bail is Jabbar Chandler, 33, of Charlestown, N.H., who faces several charges including felony trespass. He, too, could face life behind bars because he is considered a habitual offender. During Jillson-Corbosiero’s sentencing, Cahill said the teenager’s youth was a factor in the recommended furlough sentence. “One of things about teenagers is that they tend to do the exact opposite of what we ask or tell them to do. … He stayed out on the street and he was still dealing pot (while his case was pending) as far as we can tell,” the prosecutor said. “Now, he is going to get a sentence with a three-year maximum, and if he wants to do three years in prison, all he has to do is keep ignoring the orders of the court and the Department of Corrections,” Cahill said. Defense attorney Evan Chadwick told Judge Karen Carroll that his client had “a true wake-up call” while he sat in jail and thought about his mistakes. Carroll told Jillson-Corbosiero, “I think that all of us, as adults, can remember times when we had to make very important decisions and we remember those times for the rest of our lives. If you’ve never had that experience, you are going to have it now.”