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So of you may remember the threads we had last August about several far left nut cases who went on an arson spree burning down several SUV dealerships in southern California. Well, yesterday one of them was convicted on multiple charges of Arson doing a total of $5 million worth of damage. 
It seems this guy could get five years in jail and his friends have all fled the country and left him there holding the bag.
The really funny part is he's claiming he should get a reduced sentence because of mental disability! I believe several posters here at Apolyton made comments about the mental abilities of people who burn down car dealerships. 
HUMMER Firebomber Could Get Five Years
A 24-year-old doctoral candidate at the California Institute of Technology could be headed to prison for five years or more, after being convicted on Friday of firebombing vehicles at a HUMMER dealership on Aug. 22, 2003. William Cottrell, a physics student at CalTech, was found guilty of seven counts of arson and one count of conspiracy, the Los Angeles Times reported. Cottrell testified during his trial that SUV dealers were "evil," the paper says. Cottrell's two accomplices, Tyler Johnson, a Caltech graduate, and his girlfriend, Michie Oe, have not been indicted and are believed to have fled the U.S. On the night of the incident, four SUV dealers across southern California were targeted and vandalized, with about $5 million in damage being claimed and 125 vehicles lost to the terrorist acts. Cottrell's lawyers are already planning on asking for a new trial, based on their claim that the convicted man suffers from a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which is characterized often by high functioning in school situations but stunted social capability.
It seems this guy could get five years in jail and his friends have all fled the country and left him there holding the bag.
The really funny part is he's claiming he should get a reduced sentence because of mental disability! I believe several posters here at Apolyton made comments about the mental abilities of people who burn down car dealerships. HUMMER Firebomber Could Get Five Years
A 24-year-old doctoral candidate at the California Institute of Technology could be headed to prison for five years or more, after being convicted on Friday of firebombing vehicles at a HUMMER dealership on Aug. 22, 2003. William Cottrell, a physics student at CalTech, was found guilty of seven counts of arson and one count of conspiracy, the Los Angeles Times reported. Cottrell testified during his trial that SUV dealers were "evil," the paper says. Cottrell's two accomplices, Tyler Johnson, a Caltech graduate, and his girlfriend, Michie Oe, have not been indicted and are believed to have fled the U.S. On the night of the incident, four SUV dealers across southern California were targeted and vandalized, with about $5 million in damage being claimed and 125 vehicles lost to the terrorist acts. Cottrell's lawyers are already planning on asking for a new trial, based on their claim that the convicted man suffers from a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which is characterized often by high functioning in school situations but stunted social capability.
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