Posted on 09/27/2022 8:30:47 PM PDT by robowombat
HEAVY CRIME 'DIARY OF A WIMPY KID' ACTOR SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING MOTHER By Mark Gray Wonderwall 8:22am PDT, Sep 27, 2022 Ryan Grantham, whose credits involve "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Riverdale," has been sentenced to life in prison for the slaying his mother.
Prosecutors said the former actor, 24, confessed to killing his mother in his own GoPro camera after the 2020 incident.
"I shot her in the back of the head. In the moments after, she would have known it was me," he said, according to TMZ.
Andrew Chin/Getty Images Prosecutors alleged that Ryan shot his mother in the back of the head as she played piano.
Six months ago, Ryan pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder for the death of his mom, Barbara Waite. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, a judge in British Columbia, Canada, threw the book at him, giving him life behind bars. She called the case "life-shattering."
The situation could have been worse, too. Prosecutors claim that Ryan had aspirations of assassinating Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well. In fact, one day after his mother's death, Ryan loaded his car with guns, ammunition, Molotov cocktails, and directions to the Prime Minister's home. He even wrote about his plans for Trudeau in his dairy.
CBC.ca reported that Ryan thought about carrying out a mass shooting while driving to Trudeau's home. However, he aborted his plans and turned himself into Vancouver police.
The judge, Kathleen Ker, said it was a "saving grace" that Ryan did not follow through with his thoughts.
Ryan — who played Jeffery Augustine in "Riverdale" and Rodney James in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" — will not be eligible for parole for 14 years.
Uhhhhhhh... yeah.
No comment.
No comment here, either.
My lips are sealed.
Oh, boy. Gonna get pegged for political violence instead of some form of compulsion or general malice. Super.
Parole after 14 years? That’s insane. That kid shouldn’t get out - period. He weighed down his vehicle with firearms and ordnance, and abandoned plans at the last second. All after shooting his mother for, it appears, no real reason.
Maybe she played the piano badly?
I thought Canada had ‘strong anti-gun’ laws. Is this a Bee article? /s
HEY!?! They mentioned “it could have been worse” because of something, but they never actually mentioned any “worse” part.
I hate writers who tease crap in their story and then just leave it out of the rest of the materials.
Oh, he had cows?
Must have been some bit parts. Not even listed in the casts.
IIRC there’s no “life without parole” in Canada. Colonel Russell Williams (check out his confession on youtube if you’re unfamiliar with his case) will be eligible for parole 25 years after his conviction.
Interesting. Williams killed two or three women, I think, besides his extensive career as a rapist and sexual predator.
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