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Tina Morgan, Brandon Taylor sentenced to 30 years in prison for death of 2-year-old

Posted at 2:50 PM, Jun 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-20 08:22:57-04

TULSA -- Two people have been sentenced to prison in the child neglect death of a 2-year-old.

Both Tina Morgan and Brandon Taylor (pictured below) were sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for child neglect in court Monday.

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2-year-old Michael Rigney (pictured below) was found dead with bruises on his body in February of 2016.

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Morgan’s parents spoke out the day of the sentencing, saying they don’t believe the trial was fair due to the fact that Morgan and Taylor were tried together.

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