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Joey Meek, Who Knew Of Dylann Roof's Plan, Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison

Before Roof shot dead nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., he told his friend Joey Meek about his murderous plans during an alcohol and cocaine-fueled night.

Before Dyann Roof shot dead nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., in 2015, he told his friend Joey Meek about his murderous plans during an alcohol and cocaine-fueled night.

Meek, 22, was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison for concealing knowledge of a

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