Kyle Anger pleaded guilty for his role in the death of Kenneth White. The accused ringleader of a group of Michigan teens who killed an automobile passenger by throwing rocks off an overpass was sentenced Tuesday to between three and 20 years in prison.
Kyle Anger, who turns 20 years old this week, was part of a group of five teens charged in connection with the death of Kenneth White, 32, who was riding in a van on Michigan's Interstate 75 when a large rock came crashing down from an overpass.
The teens were trying to "make contact in this game called 'Overpassing' -- to be able to say aloud 'Dinger! Anger, who was 18 the time, was the oldest of the teens involved and the one who threw the rock that struck White, according to prosecutors.
Anger pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for other charges being dropped. But this past July, Judge Farah rejected that request and instead ruled that they would be tried as adults , saying, "The seriousness of the alleged offense is as high as it gets.
This is a homicide. The four teens subsequently accepted plea agreements for manslaughter. White and his friend Steve Amthor were driving home from work on Oct. The rock entered the passenger side through the windshield, hitting White in the face, and then ricocheted from his face to his chest, authorities said.
