Brant sentenced to death for 2004 murder

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November 30, 2007

Brant sentenced to death for 2004 murder

Charles Brant stood expressionless Friday morning when he was told by Hillsborough Circuit Judge William Fuente that he was sentenced to death.

"This is never easy and is never pleasant," Fuente said.

Brant pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery in May. He was arrested in July 2004 after his 21-year-old neighbor, Sara Radfar, was raped and strangled.

Despite Brant's guilty plea, prosecutors refused any punishment short of the death penalty.

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