Mathews was also sentenced to three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term, at which point he\u0027ll be deported back to Canada
“In the letter you submitted, you didn’t necessarily inspire confidence that you’ve changed to the point that there’s no longer a threat of violence from you,” Chuang said.
Chuang agreed earlier this week to the prosecution’s request for a “terrorism enhancement,” which would have allowed a sentence of up to 25 years behind bars. Defence counsel had argued for a sentence of less than three years, since the defendants ultimately never acted out their plan.
Earlier this week, their lawyers did their best to dismiss the scheme, which they conceded was hate-filled and disturbing, as little more than the idle chatter and braggadocio of a pair of deeply troubled and alienated young men with twisted beliefs and an affinity for guns.Article content
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