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Drugdealer Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video for New Song: Watch

By Evan Minsker

Drugdealer have announced a new album, which is the follow-up to 2019’s Raw Honey . The Michael Collins–led, Los Angeles–based project will release Hiding in Plain Sight on October 28 via Mexican Summer . Check out the video for lead single “ Someone to Love ,” directed by Collins and James Manson, below.

“‘Someone to Love’ came out of an impromptu extended jam that my band and I developed show by show on the last full U.S. tour,” Collins said in a statement. “Then when we got home and I started working on this new stuff I realized it was one of the best moments of us naturally playing. I turned it into a fully fleshed out song about wanting to be truly loved unconditionally, and pretty instantly became my favorite thing I had written and pretty much still sits there.” The song features contributions from John Carroll Kirby and Video Age.

Drugdealer have also announced a headlining tour in North America this fall. Find those dates below, too.

Hiding in Plain Sight :

01 Madison 02 Baby [ft. Tim Presley] 03 Someone to Love 04 Pictures of You [ft. Kate Bollinger] 05 New Fascination 06 Valentine 07 To Live and Drive in LA 08 Hard Dreaming Man 09 Posse Cut [ft. Bambina, Sedona and Sean Nicholas Savage]

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09-22 San Luis Obispo, CA - The Rock 09-23 Santa Cruz - The Catalyst 09-24 Big Sur, CA - Fernwood Resort ^ 10-31 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel 11-02 Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s 11-04 Portland, OR - The Aladdin 11-05 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile 11-06 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Fox 11-09 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre 11-11 Madison, WI - UW Madison 11-12 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall 11-13 Detroit, MI - The Magic Bag 11-15 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern 11-16 Montreal, Quebec - Theatre Fairmount 11-17 Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom 11-18 Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre 11-19 New York, NY -  Bowery Ballroom 11-21 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts 11-23 Washington, D.C. - Union Stage 11-25 Durham, NC - MotorCo Theatre 11-26 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 11-27 Nashville, TN - Third Man Records 11-28 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Café 11-30 Fort Worth, TX - Tulips 12-02 Austin, TX - Far Out Lounge 12-06 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 12-09 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room

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Michael Collins leads his band Drugdealer in a performance at Union Stage on Nov. 23, 2022. (Photo by Casey Vock)

Listeners really would be best served to avoid judging group or solo artist names by their titles, even if they might sound a tad crooked.

Michael Collins, who got his start making music in Baltimore in the late 2000s, has assumed a few different handles in his time, and all of them have rang with a bold and blatant shadiness — he first recorded as Run DMT and, later, as Salvia Plath . Of all of them, his latest project, while his most sophisticated, was named in the most outright slovenly fashion: Drugdealer.

With a title that echoes somewhere between hilarious and alarming, Collins and his crew of like-minded musicians brought themselves to the DMV this past Thanksgiving Eve for what would be a delightful and disclosing set that revealed this outfit to be unexpectedly sharp in its execution, well cultivated in its humor and remarkably expressive under the surveillance and care of a visionary band leader.

Playing to an intimate crowd at Union Stage in Washington DC the night of Nov. 23, Collins was out in support of the third and newest Drugdealer album, Hiding in Plain Sight , which since being released in late October has been heralded for its vintage vibe and tempting smokiness — it’s a contemporary adult-oriented rock that tickles all the moods with allure and a gentle but stylish strut on the way to becoming a monumental work of everlasting character.

Stream the newest Drugdealer album, Hiding in Plain Sight released on Mexican Summer, via Bandcamp:

Michael hopped onto a stool behind a pair of stacked electric keyboards wearing his mustache and glasses that looked funkily tinted, and his intriguing individuality instantly lifted the atmosphere. Like his last few endeavors, this one sees Collins mischievously concocting alongside his longtime musical colleague and fellow Charm City veteran, the talented Sasha Winn.

Underneath his own pair of bulky, black sunglasses and with a TV dinner stand in front of him, displaying a lunch box, a small keyboard and other noise making devices on it, Winn teamed with Collins to present this set of aromatic, sulky sounds.

They hit as they were designed to: some like the morning drive radio jingles of yesteryear, others like temperamental cuts that might have streamed from the corner juke box of some dimly lit pub where back in the day patrons reconciled or just escaped their problems through substance, sound and the company of others.

“What’s up, y’all?” Michael asked and then requested for the lights to be lowered, of course. “Welcome to the Drugdealer Sweetgreen Summit Washington DC.”

The jokes would just emanate all night long, gradually coaxing the room out of what was a pre-holiday lethargy.

“We’re going to play the ‘Enemy of the State’ soundtrack, song by song. Here’s the first one.”

The first selection was not from the corny big-budget late-90s thriller, but rather the title track from the Drugdealer premiere, 2016’s The End of Comedy, which in recorded form featured the rapturing voice of Collins’ frequent collaborator Natalie Mering , who performs and records as Weyes Blood.

At Union Stage, this track shed light on all the moving parts required to conjure such stimulating sounds, but it did so sans the sexy brass heard in so many of Drugdealer’s most addictive tunes. And thanks to Sasha’s beguiling stage presence, instrumental utility, and dynamic, sensual vocals, the passion and courage in these songs was even more compelling than on the albums with their list of impressive guest artists.

Rather than ponder the absence of any particular instrument, audience members might have very well left Union Stage wondering why they themselves had not brought, say, their own sax. Michael asked the room early in the night if anyone had one in tow that they might use — believe it or not, they’ve had attendees at previous shows take them up on the offer, so it certainly wasn’t out of the question.

“And none of you guys have trumpets or saxophones???” he couldn’t believe it.

Flirtatious and rollicking, this group would all the same help an audience that was wise enough to be there in the first place loosen up and prepare for the next day’s festivities with a colorful and whimsical celebration of their own type.

“Valentine,” a standout from the new album, is a glorious example of Collins’ own evolution as a vocalist, something that might have been overlooked or just under-emphasized on the first couple Drugdealer releases, including 2019’s Raw Honey . They’ve each featured head-turning sit-ins, but more front and center on the newest is Michael himself finding a higher octave and more harmonious conduits for the love and affection he aims to perpetuate with his compositions.

Listen to Drugdealer’s 2019 studio album, Raw Honey, via Spotify:

“What do you think so far?” no one knew if it was rhetorical or how to even consider answering him at Union Stage. “Just some guys in our thirties and we write songs. It’s not that different. … Your weirdness about it is alarming me .”

In “New Fascination,” his head would throw back in accentuating his favorite topics through a heartfelt pitch that took the form of a winding jam and, while no brass instruments materialized in the building, guitarist Mikey Long would show off his propensity for the climactic electric motif, one seamlessly woven back into another groove with astonishing retro appeal. He’d be called on throughout the night to provide a similar boost, using chords to mirror the ear-pleasing and varied instrumentation heard on the albums.

While Collins scurried backstage — to grab a Grubhub Long John Silver’s delivery, he said — bassist Jackson MacIntosh, who hails from Canada and has recorded as Sheer Agony , snagged an acoustic guitar and stepped up to provide the illusory intonation on “The Real World,” which he laid down on the album take as well.

Rounding out the bunch in the back was drummer Josh Da Costa, limber and wide-eyed, with purpose in every swing. He might have been the last vestige of common sense holding it all together through the hysterics as Michael would pull ticketholders’ legs and swap spots with Sasha, who’d roam about when not seated at the large keyboards or the small table, brushing a metal guiro, playing the melodica or a miniature key deck.

There was gratitude for friends and family and nods to Michael’s pals who appear on his recordings, like Kate Bollinger , but there was also talk of Mucinex and shrimp, Nordic shame, bitcoin mining and numerous stories that couldn’t possibly be rooted in reality, like the tale of an IPA brewery dreamt up during the pandemic.

Watch the official music video for Drugdealer’s single “Pictures of You” via the band’s YouTube channel:

“These mother fuckers are so funny,” a voice blurted what others were likely thinking, even with an understanding that much of the banter was likely coated in bullshit.

But at one point, a daring member of the audience named Isabel called the band’s bluff and accepted an invitation to jump on stage and freestyle rap, and Collins encouraged her mid-way with a glow and a big swat of beer that said: “GO ON.”

“No one’s ever said yes,” he was dumbfounded. “Washington DC .”

For those who weren’t aware, Michael would truthfully share some of his backstory, which included time hopping freight trains like “an asshole” and an important go in the Charm City, where he and Sasha began making music together. Before Drugdealer, the playful and psychedelic duo made waves with their must-hear soul experiment Silk Rhodes , a label messing with both the keyboard brand and the infamously shuddered drug-by-mail website, and this is music they apparently played for an after party on the current tour .

Piloting Drugdealer, Collins’ search for heart and energy often feels like an underdog’s endeavor and based on his words at Union Stage some tunes are even influenced by his attempt to make his “way through the experimental music community of the DMV,” only to be “laughed out of town” before moving to LA in 2013.

Oddly enough, he’d share or maybe exaggerate, some of the new music was written mulling the idea that he might make a return to the DMV, putting him back near the nation’s capital and his former haunt and in proximity to many he’s worked with. LA, he teased early in the night, is a place “where nothing really happens at all.”

Rather, LA is where he drew an extraordinary cast in assembling a catalogue of Drugdealer songs that are distinguishable in both tact and nature. And these tracks offer a window into the spirit of a nomad who’d never played an instrument prior to 2009 but has now steered four different vehicles each with their own unique audiences and flavors. Despite battling some confidence issues during the pandemic, Collins now takes to the studio and the stage as a seasoned and fruitful songwriter with all kinds of good people around him.

“Hard Dreaming Man,” a fantastic and faithful journey from the new record, was said to be born out of some of his time spent roughing it in Baltimore, and, with the right context, it should have conveyed a sense of accomplishment as Collins is clearly an artist on the rise having put out what is his finest work yet thanks to the help of a growing network of influential friends more than happy to offer up a voice or hand for his records.

As the set at Union Stage moved along, it absolutely showcased a creator and performer coming into his own, even if what that looks like is an unassuming fellow behind spectacles, smirking with a beer or coffee in hand, occasionally tossing his head back at the keyboard or at the mic stand gripping an acoustic guitar.

This band additionally serves an exhibit of Winn’s undeniable sass and refined, emotional powers as a singer, and the crowd was treated to several pieces that showed off the remarkable beauty of this voice, including “Pictures of You,” “Honey” and the eventual encore, the sensuously offbeat “Posse Cut.”

Watch Sasha Winn (aka Sasha Desree) in this official music video of “Too Close” by Drugdealer and buddy Mac DeMarco on YouTube:

What sounds like a masterpiece from Hiding in Plain Sight, the first track Collins wrote in finding his evolved pitch is titled “Madison,” a sublime and uplifting piece with a sentimental timelessness . And last week in DC it could have uplifted the crankiest pants in the house with a glamour achieved through an authentic yearning and an amusing delicacy.

“We decided you guys are scared — you’re FEAR-based,” he said, never letting up on the audience, holding the group accountable for its actions or maybe for the behavior of the so-called concert goers in the capital who didn’t have the gall to prioritize this show.

But for those who were there, the wildly entertaining night was a chance to connect with a determined, informed and assiduous producer and song maker, one who’s path thus far in the industry has been illustrated by his experiences as an up-and-coming artist living, working and playing in the DMV.

Further, it confirmed what the songs on the three Drugdealer albums have suggested, that it is the work not of squirrelly delinquents, but wonderful, lively and down-to-earth musicians with a marvelous character at the helm — one we’d be lucky to have living and writing songs here locally should he ever decide to come back.

Drugdealer Setlist

End of Comedy Valentine New Fascination The Real World Baby Hard Dreaming Man Pictures of You Honey Madison New Song Suddenly Encore Posse Cut

Reverend Baron Setlist

Let The Radio Play I See You Runnin’ Fool On The Ave Advocate It’s My Turn/Little Hours Piano Interlude (Waiting On You?) Jackie

Here are images of Drugdealer along with the night’s opener, Reverend Baron , performing at Union Stage on Nov. 23, 2022. All photographs copyright and courtesy of Casey Vock.

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Watch: Drugdealer Unveil New Album ‘Hiding in Plain Sight,’ Share Video for “Someone to Love”

 Photo by Andrea Adolph

Today, Drugdealer announced their first studio album post the COVID-19 pandemic, Hiding in Plain Sight, will release on Oct. 28 via Mexican Summer. The announcement of the LP–which will serve as the follow-up to their 2019 album Raw Honey –was shared with the project’s lead single, “Someone to Love,” and an official music video directed by James Manson.

“‘Someone to Love’ came out of an impromptu extended jam that my band and I developed show by show on the last full U.S. tour. Then when we got home and I started working on this new stuff I realized it was one of the best moments of us naturally playing,” Drugdealer’s Michael Collins said in a statement. “I turned it into a fully fleshed out song about wanting to be truly loved unconditionally, and pretty instantly became my favorite thing I had written and pretty much still sits there.” The track features contributions from American pianist and record producer John Carroll Kirby and New Orleans rock band Video Age.

Along with the album announcement, Drugdealer shared they’ll be going on tour in support of the project, which will kick off with a performance at The Rock in Luis Obispo, Calif., on Sept. 22. After performing with Toro y Moi at the Fernwood Resort in Big Sur, Calif. on Sept. 24 the band will rest until a Halloween show at The Chapel in San Francisco, Calif. From there they’ll tour extensively through November hitting major cities including Portland, Ore., Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Ontario, Boston, New York, Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, and more. They’ll close the tour back on the West Coast with a show at the Soda Bar in San Diego on Dec. 6.

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Listen to “Someone to Love” below.

Hiding in Plain Sig ht Tracklist

01 Madison 02 Baby [ft. Tim Presley] 03 Someone to Love 04 Pictures of You [ft. Kate Bollinger] 05 New Fascination 06 Valentine 07 To Live and Drive in LA 08 Hard Dreaming Man 09 Posse Cut [ft. Bambina, Sedona and Sean Nicholas Savage]

Drugdealer Tour Dates

Sept. 22 San Luis Obispo, CA – The Rock

Sept. 24 Big Sur, CA – Fernwood Resort ^

Oct. 31 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel

Nov. 02 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s

Nov. 04 Portland, OR – The Aladdin

Nov. 05 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

Nov. 06 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Fox

Nov. 09 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre

Nov. 11 Madison, WI – UW Madison

Nov. 12 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall

Nov. 13 Detroit, MI – The Magic Bag

Nov. 15 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern

Nov. 16 Montreal, Quebec – Theatre Fairmount

Nov. 17 Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom

Nov. 18 Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre

Nov. 19 New York, NY –  Bowery Ballroom

Nov. 21 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts

Nov. 23 Washington, D.C. – Union Stage

Nov. 25 Durham, NC – MotorCo Theatre

Nov. 26 Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5

Nov. 27 Nashville, TN – Third Man Records

Nov. 28 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Café

Nov. 30 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips

Dec. 02 Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge

Dec. 06 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar

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Handsome Tours are proud to present Los Angeles-based alternative-indie artist Drugdealer on their debut Australian tour!

The tour will see them play headline shows at Factory Theatre in Eora/Sydney, Porch Sessions in Tandanya/Adelaide, Corner Hotel in Naarm/Melbourne, and Milk Bar in Boorloo/Perth.

Drugdealer’s third and most flavoured album, ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’, almost didn’t happen at all. Founder and primary songwriter Michael Collins was ready to throw in the towel having become irritated and diffident with his own singing voice in recent years. Collins had plenty to look back on, with the success of the band’s 2016 debut record ‘The End Of Comedy’ and their 2019 follow-up ‘Raw Honey’, but frequent impulses to hand over the microphone to collaborators such as Weyes Blood, Jackson MacIntosh and Sasha Winn led to the musician descending into uncertainty.

While attending Mexican Summer’s annual Marfa Myths Festival, Collins had a chance encounter with the visionary artist and composer Annette Peacock. “I was so inspired by Annette,” he recalls. “I told her my plight, then I played her a song, and she told me I wasn’t singing high enough for my speaking voice. When I returned to L.A., I started coming up with new progressions, which I’d modulate up three half-steps. It forced me to find a new way to sing.”

The furtive conversation allowed Collins to find his own distinctive voice, and as the title of the record implies, the era during which he wrote the bulk of the music was a time spent searching for answers, searching for love. Summoning influences that had eluded him in reality, the record evidently includes a deep cast of characters and cameos including Mikey Long and Josh Da Costa, as well as Southland virtuosos John Carroll Kirby (Frank Ocean, Stones Throw) and Daryl Johns (Mac DeMarco, The Lemon Twigs).

Ultimately, ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ is an odyssey from philautia – the ability to love oneself – to philia, a greater ability to love and embrace the contributions of those around you. The record is the sound of Michael Collins and Drugdealer getting their groove back.

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Former Netherlands international Quincy Promes was sentenced to six years in prison by a Dutch court on Wednesday for his involvement in an incident of drug smuggling.

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Prosecutors in the case asked for a nine-year prison sentence, but judge M. Vaandrager insisted that Promes' punishment was still harsh and would set an example.

"The suspect is regularly in the news, is active on social media and has fans worldwide," the judge said, per The Athletic . "Not only his sporting achievements but also the wealth he flaunts, make him an example for many and -- as the court assumes -- especially for young people. This makes it even more objectionable that the suspect tries to increase his wealth through involvement in large international drug transports."

Promes was not present but was in Moscow, where he currently plays for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow. It is currently unclear whether or not the sentencing impacts his standing with the club, where he is on contract until June.

In a separate case, Promes was sentenced to 18 months in prison last June for stabbing his cousin at a family gathering near Amsterdam three years earlier but he has yet to serve that sentence. He has been in Russia for much of the time since last year's sentencing and has played 21 games for Spartak this season while doing so.

Promes was once a regular member of the Netherlands national team and has 50 caps. He notably played for Sevilla and Ajax before joining Spartak in 2021 for his second spell with the Russian club.

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A crew of commercial airline flight attendants used their security clearance to smuggle $8 million in drug money through JFK International Aiport, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

The four accused mile-high smugglers cashed in on lighter security restrictions to funnel the ill-gotten cash through airport checkpoints at the Queens travel hub for years, according to a pair of federal indictments unsealed by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.

“These flight attendants smuggled millions of dollars of drug money and law enforcement funds that they thought was drug money from the United States to the Dominican Republic over many years by abusing their privileges as airline employees,” US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.

“Today’s charges should serve as a reminder to those who break the law by helping drug traffickers move their money that crime doesn’t pay,” Williams said.

Investigators from Williams’ office and agents from the US Homeland Security Investigations’ El Dorado Task Force broke the case using confidential informants to foil the years-long scheme.

The suspects — Jarol Fabio, 35, of Manhattan; Emmanuel Torres, 34, of Brooklyn; Sarah Valerio Pujols, 42, of the Bronx; and Charlie Fernandez, 42, of New Jersey — began trafficking the money to the Dominican Republic as early as 2014, the feds said.

They flew for different international commercial airlines, which were not identified.

The flight attendants, who all worked routes to the Dominican Republic, took advantage of more lax security measures for airline employees to pull off the scheme, federal agents said.

They were each paid a fee — typically a cut of the drug money — for serving as mules.

When they arrived in the DR, they passed the cash on to drug trafficking contacts, they said.

According to Homeland Security New York Special Agent in Charge Ivan Arvelo, the multi-agency busts served as a learning experience for the investigators.

“This investigation has exposed critical vulnerabilities in the airline security industry and has illuminated methods that narcotics traffickers are utilizing,” Arvelo said in a statement.

“Today’s announcement should serve as a warning to all airline personnel,” he added. “HSI New York will not tolerate employees’ attempts to abuse their power for the sake of transporting illicit goods.”

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Drug dealer who 'spread misery' jailed

A drug dealer who was found in possession of hundreds of pounds worth of cocaine and ketamine has been jailed.

Donovan Tanaka Mkutchwa, 24, was stopped by police in Harrogate on 5 May 2023 and officers recovered 13 bags of cocaine and 10 bags of suspected ketamine.

At the time, he was already serving a suspended sentence for drugs offences and was the subject of two investigations into his involvement in supplying cannabis.

At York Crown Court on Thursday, Mkutchwa was jailed for four years and 10 months.

In June 2023 he admitted two drugs possession charges, before pleading guilty to a further two offences in December.

For the latter two offences, Mkutchwa had been found to be in possession of cannabis later valued at about £11,000, North Yorkshire Police said.

Following Mkutchwa's arrest in May last year, officers found more bags containing cocaine, ketamine and a set of scales during a search at a property where he was staying, the force added.

The total value of all drugs seized during that search was approximately £2,250.

Investigating officer PC Michael Haydock said: “Mkutchwa has been dealing illegal substances for many years and has used others to assist in his criminal activity, putting himself above them in an attempt to distance himself from street level drug dealing.

"Not only that, he has continued to offend despite being given a suspended sentence and while under investigation for identical offences.

“For Mkutchwa, this has now come to an end and he is one less person who spreads misery on the streets of Harrogate."

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But a handful of people in recovery, joined by organizations including Troy 4 Black Lives and the New York Civil Liberties Union, said the new measure means former offenders never get the chance to rejoin society and be productive. They also said it would disproportionately hurt people of color.

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Justices reject Lanpher’s appeal from 2022 shoot-out

P IERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A man from Sioux Falls who admitted his crimes after a harrowing 2022 shoot-out with law enforcement officers in Madison has claimed that the two life sentences he received were cruel and unusual punishment and that the circuit judge abused his discretion in handing them down.

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But the South Dakota Supreme Court completely disagrees. The state’s high court ruled unanimously against James Joseph Lanpher, Jr., in a decision publicly released on Thursday.

The justices determined that South Dakota law specifically allows for life sentences to be imposed under the circumstances of the crimes and Lanpher’s previous convictions, and that Circuit Judge Patrick Pardy acted within his legal authority.

The court’s senior member, Justice Janine Kern, authored the opinion. The 22-page document details how dangerous Lampher’s actions were on that day, as the suspected drug trafficker fled arrest, drove the wrong way at high speed for five miles on I-29, shot repeatedly at law enforcement from his moving vehicle and later on foot, and attempted to steal two other vehicles after his stalled out of gas.

Lanpher also tried to force his way into a Madison home during the chaos but the father threw his weight against the door and locked it to keep Lanpher outside.

Law enforcement had placed a tracking device on Lanpher’s vehicle because the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force “previously identified Lanpher as a source of supply for methamphetamine coming into the Sioux Falls metropolitan area.” according to the Supreme Court decision.

“In light of Lanpher’s violent criminal history and demonstrated disregard for human life, his sentence is not grossly disproportionate to the gravity of his offenses and thus does not violate the Eighth Amendment,” Justice Kern stated.

She added, “Additionally, given the seriousness of Lanpher’s conduct, the circuit court’s decision to impose two life sentences was not an abuse of discretion.”

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