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   A man who pleaded guilty to killing two people in separate homicides is set to   
   be sentenced in Hennepin County court on Wednesday afternoon.   
      
   Calon Hatchett, 21, has pleaded guilty to killing 26-year-old Ali Reed and   
   30-year-old Tonia Powell in separate homicides.   
      
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   As part of his plea deal, Hatchett is facing consecutive, presumptive   
   sentences totaling 47 ¼ years in prison for both homicides.   
      
   However, the plea deal has not come as welcome news for Reed’s parents, who   
   said the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office previously told them there would   
   not be a plea agreement with Hatchett.   
      
   RELATED: Family of murder victim not happy with Hennepin County attorney plea   
   deal   
      
   “We asked if a plea deal would be offered and they said absolutely not. This   
   is a very strong case,” said Amber Webber, Reed’s mother, in an interview   
   with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS earlier this year. “It was shocking and it was   
   disgusting. It made us    
   feel sick.”   
      
   On Aug. 6, Webber and Abdulla Reed, Ali’s father, received a message to go   
   to the courthouse because Hatchett was going to plead guilty.   
      
   “We went from feeling we would get some sense of justice to the overall   
   feeling of betrayal from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office,” said   
   Abdulla Reed.   
      
   In a statement from the attorney’s office, they said the guilty plea was a   
   last-minute change:   
      
   “The last-minute change in the defendant’s willingness to accept   
   responsibility for his actions led prosecutors to determine the most   
   appropriate path forward was to secure this plea agreement without delay.”   
      
   Hatchett’s hearing begins at 1 p.m. Check back for updates.   
      
   https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/man-set-to-be-sentenced-fo   
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