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Mass. Man Sentenced For Selling Crack Cocaine in Brattleboro, VT, Faces Murder Charges

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A Massachusetts man accused of killing a woman during a drug deal in Dummerston, Vt. last year was sentenced for selling crack cocaine in Brattleboro, Vt.

28-year-old Frank Caraballo has only been sentenced to about 17 years in prison for his part in the drug ring.

He has been indicted by a federal grand jury for killing Melissa Barratt last year. On Thursday he pleaded not guilty to using a firearm to kill her.

Court papers show Caraballo accused Barratt of stealing drugs from him.

When she did not return them he took her to Dummerston and shot her.

If convicted of murder, he faces life in prison.   

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