Here are 25 Craziest Reactions Of Convicts After Given A Life Sentence
Brooks responded by making a long-winded and ridiculous statement that lasted hours, insulting the District Attorney and spending more time apologizing that people couldn’t see how remorseful he was rather than apologizing for what he did. His sentence was nearly 800 years. Hearing the bad news prompted McCarty to, unsurprisingly, lose his cool again. He cursed out the court, called the judge a liar, tossed out racial slurs, and had to be dragged out of the room. Ferguson refused to stand or raise his hand during the sentencing when asked. Instead, he swore at people and told the court he didn’t care if they killed him. When he was finally taken from the room, he told everyone he’d seen them all in hell. He later stated he had no remorse and blamed her and anyone else he felt was responsible for not letting him see his son. Moore even told the cop he shot that he could have killed him if Moore wanted, but he did him a favor. O’Neal told the court that no one loved the victims like he did and refused to apologize. When the victim said she hoped he’d go to hell and rot, he told her he’d see her there and then chanted “George Floyd” after cursing out the judge. When the judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison, Hand was stunned and exclaimed, “you just gave me 40 years?” Then, to the shock of everyone in the courtroom, he reached into his sling and threw a handful of excrement, which he had stored in a bottle, at his own lawyer. Johnson tossed a chair as he lashed out and had to be tackled by court officials while others in the room screamed, passed out, and had to be taken away by ambulance. Johnson’s execution stayed in 2019 as courts looked into claims of him having an intellectual disability. Bryant immediately flipped, cursing out the court and calling the judge a racist. He yelled and swore for an extended time, dropping numerous F-bombs. The judge gave him an additional six years for his trouble. As the judge read the sentence, Butts had a complete courtroom breakdown. She screamed, collapsed, and hyperventilated. In the meantime, Cunningham fainted and had to be wheeled out of the courtroom. Stone tried to pretend drugs were to blame for his actions, but during sentencing, lawyers played recordings of Stone, taken while he was in jail, in which he bragged about making the news and how stupid his victims were. Rhodes interrupted the court proceedings with outbursts. He accused the judge of being in the KKK. At one point, Rhodes spits on a lawyer. He fired lawyers, said things that didn’t make sense, and smiled at his victims’ families mockingly. His lawyer argued that he needed a competency test, while the families of his victims insisted it was just a time-wasting ploy. Once caught and put on trial, he soon learned that arson and insurance fraud was severe. At a minimum, he faced seven years but could serve 21 years. As a 53-year-old man, that was a life sentence. When the judge pronounced him guilty, Marin could be seen in court lifting his hands to his face. No one knew at the time that he wasn’t just reacting in despair. He put a cyanide capsule in his mouth and then swallowed a drink. He began convulsing shortly after that and died in full view of everyone. After being given those eight life sentences, he opted to list them as awards with the Harvard Alumni Association ahead of his 50-year class reunion in 2012. Unfortunately, the group had to apologize later for publishing it. McKoy was convicted of attacking a couple, shooting them 16 times, though both miraculously survived. McKoy was sentenced to life in prison for the crime of causing grievous bodily harm, even though he was found not guilty of attempted murder. The judge said he had no choice. McKoy, for his part, spoke to the judge, “suck your mum, rudeboy,” and then was escorted from the room.
