EVANSVILLE — A Vanderburgh County judge on Thursday sentenced a 16-year-old Evansville boy to 56 years in prison for fatally shooting 19-year-old Dalton Collins during what prosecutors described as a drug deal gone wrong.

Circuit Court Judge Ryan Hatfield handed down the sentence after a jury in November found Isam Clark guilty of murder, a Level 1 felony, and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 2 felony. Clark faced up to 65 years in prison under Indiana law.

Hatfield ordered concurrent terms of 56 years for murder and 20 years for robbery, according to a sentencing memorandum.

Clark's conviction stems from a botched drug deal on March 15 outside the Parkview Housing Projects that left Collins dead and two others wounded, including his alleged accomplice, 17-year-old De

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