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Battle Creek Man Sentenced For Killing Bike Riders

A man who killed five bicyclists and injured four others in Kalamazoo County has been sentenced to 35 to 55 years in prison with 734 days credit.

Charles Pickett was found guilty on five counts of second-degree murder, also operating while intoxicated causing death .

He was high on drugs and plowing into a group of bicyclists in Cooper Township on June 7, 2016.
His girlfriend told police he downed handfuls of pain pills and muscle relaxers before driving.
Pickett received five separate sentences, one for each cyclist killed.