Posted on 04/20/2018 11:13:53 AM PDT by simpson96
A woman from west suburban Geneva who plotted to go on a Valentine's Day shooting rampage at a Canadian mall was sentenced to life in prison Friday with no chance of parole for nearly a decade.
Lindsay Souvannarath pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit murder in a plan that involved opening fire at a mall in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2015.
Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Peter Rosinski said that Souvannarath is and will remain a threat to society. He said she has not expressed remorse for her plot.
Rosinski also said that if the plan to kill unsuspecting shoppers had not been interrupted by an anonymous tip and the quick actions of local police, it would have been carried out.
Rosinski said his sentence was partly shaped by the principles that apply to terrorism. While he told the court the motivations and intentions in the case aren't precisely the same as those related to terrorism activities, he said the crime requires the court to "send a clear message" to those conspiring to kill multiple people that "they will pay a heavy price."
The judge also gave Souvannarath credit for time served in custody, so she will be eligible for parole in seven years.(snip)
At the time the plot was being planned, Souvannarath and Gamble were unemployed and lived with their families.
Court documents released say online conversations between Souvannarath and her Canadian friend quickly devolved into a shared admiration for the Columbine killers, mass shootings and their murderous conspiracy to go on the shooting rampage at the Halifax Shopping Centre food court.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
I don’t think that photo represents the kind of publicity she was hoping for.
The news media should never make these crazies look like heroes.
Didn’t i see her in Cambridge MA once?
Oh wait i see her every time i unfortunately have to drive through Cambridge...multiple times.
Sentenced to life imprisonment, but could be free in seven years?
Why bother to have a trial?
So it may even be less than 7 years. Because who knows what nearly a decade means. For example, is seven years nearly a decade?
Women with that kind of haircut are almost always up to no good.
Cuffed plus glasses and bangs, but still need more evidence.
Planning her rampage in a gun-free zone,
A third accomplice — a local man described in court as the “cheerleader” of the plot — was previously sentenced to a decade in jail.
When Rosinski asked Souvannarath if she would like to address the court prior to sentencing, the 26-year-old said: “I decline.”
Before delivering sections of his decision orally in court Friday, the judge entered new letters from Souvannarath’s parents and grandparents as exhibits in the case. The parents of both Souvannarath and Gamble were in court for the sentencing.
There was a third conspirator in this case? Why doesn't NBC Chicago provide a link to that persons' case?
Just more poor, incomplete reporting by so-called "professionals".
And a little more info. Still haven't found who received the 10 year sentence.
Souvannarath sounds Laotian.
If you use the Canadian metric system, She’ll be out next Friday.
She’s probably 50% Lao, but 110% crazy.
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