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A judge from Maryland convicted the gunman who killed five people in a shooting in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette newspaper , in Annapolis, in 2018 to five life sentences without parole, in addition to other prison terms.
A jury found Jarrod Ramos criminally responsible of the massacre that occurred in July 2018 , rejecting his declaration of insanity.
Punishment handed down by Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Michael Wachs matches prosecutors’ request .
The sentence includes hundreds of years in prison
“To say that the accused showed an ins contempt for the sanctity of human life is simply an understatement, ”said Wachs, according to Capital Gazette, adding: “What I impose is what the defendant deserved e. ”
In addition to the five life sentences without parole for the murders, Wachs also sentenced Ramos to another life sentence, plus other 345 years, for other crimes, told NPR Tia Lewis, spokeswoman for the Anne Arundel County State Attorney’s Office.
The charges against Ramos, of 41 years, included 12 felony murder, attempted murder or assault, along with 11 minor offenses of use of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
“Hoy , justice was served for the Capital Gazette attack, ”said Anne Arundel County State Attorney, Anne Colt Leitess , on sanctions.
Acknowledging the trauma that violence inflicted to the families and survivors of the massacre , he added: “I know that the healing for all will continue and many will fight to move on.”
The sentencing hearing included statements on the impact of the massacre in the survivors and people who lost loved ones in the attack, including Andrea Chamblee, McNamara’s widow, who She worked as a writer and editor.
McNamara “deserved to be here,” Chamblee said, according to The Gazette. “He deserved to enjoy seeing his recognition, to enjoy this moment of his life, and I had high hopes of seeing and experiencing it with him.”