In addition to the two years prison sentence, Miller is ordered to pay a 25,000 dollars fine, to perform 360 hours of community service, and to complete eight years' probation.
- March 10, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing in the case of camera assistant Sarah Jones' death, "Midnight Rider" director Randall Miller has been sentenced to two years in prison. He, additionally, was sentenced to eight years' probation after serving his jail time, ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and to perform 360 hours of community service. He is barred from any directing or directorial duties during the duration of his sentence.
Miller's wife, Jody Savin, who also faced the same charges as her husband was not sentenced to prison. According to Miller's attorney Ed Garland, that was part of a reached plea deal, taking into account the couple has two children.
Executive producer Jay Sedrish, in the meantime, was sentenced to 10 years' probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Similar to Miller, Sedrish was also restricted from serving in a directing capacity, including serving as a first or second assistant.
Camera assistant Sarah Jones was struck and killed by a freight train on the Georgia set of "Midnight Rider", a biopic of singer Gregg Allman, back in February 2014. Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in May against Miller, Open Road Films, and Allman, who was serving as an executive producer on the film. Allman, Open Road Films, and executive producer Michael Lehman, have since been dropped as defendants from the suit.
It the meantime, the future of "Midnight Rider" remains unknown. Its star William Hurt has left the project following Sarah's death.
