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kkmarie

(254 posts)
35. Shooter gets 2 life sentences
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:41 PM
Jun 19

I was searching to see if this bastard had a job and found this article. Judge sentencing him to 2 life sentences, with more to possibly come on the federal hate crimes.
Interesting the Judge sites that if convicted at federal level he will probably get a pardon.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/gunman-who-shot-2-men-for-being-hispanic-gets-life-sentence-as-judge-faults-anti-immigrant-rhetoric/3935011/

A man who shot and severely wounded two men in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, last year simply because they were Hispanic is headed to prison for the rest of his life. At the shooter’s sentencing on Thursday, the judge blamed anti-immigrant rhetoric for fueling the gunman’s hatred.


Cornett offered an apology, saying: “I have no hatred for anybody. I have total remorse for this. Lo siento on my part.”
Judge William Glover was unmoved and imposed the two life prison terms.


Cornett also was indicted on hate crime charges in federal court and could face more jailtime.
The judge said, though, he has “little confidence, if convicted there, Corbett wouldn’t be pardoned,” in a clear reference to Trump’s pardons of hundreds of criminals.


Couldn't find any info if he's employed or if he is living off the teat of the government.

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Cornett should have taken a job with ICE. sop Jun 19 #1
What an idiot. He should never see the outside of a prison again. Lonestarblue Jun 19 #2
After all, we have the vigilantes called ICE doing just that. travelingthrulife Jun 19 #9
He just might NOT "see the outside of prison again." Quite a few don't live long enough to make it to parole, Texin Jun 19 #38
TACO Will Pardon Him Deep State Witch Jun 19 #3
It's time for states to start prosecuting these crimes mdbl Jun 20 #52
The State of Virginia did prosecute and convict him and the judge MarineCombatEngineer Jun 20 #57
Maybe on the Fed. charges but he can't on the state charges. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 20 #58
This is what FOX Fake News and Trump has stirred up and encouraged. Diamond_Dog Jun 19 #4
Trump DENVERPOPS Jun 19 #12
Bingo. hadEnuf Jun 19 #24
One way or another this piece of shit will not serve much time. Eliot Rosewater Jun 19 #5
Yes, he will, because he has already been sentenced to life terms. The OP is only about the federal trial. xocetaceans Jun 19 #32
"He also pointed to his client's severe alcoholism and said Cornett was blackout drunk when he shot the victims". Texin Jun 19 #40
Yes, that condition seemed to be highly improbable to be considered to be a mitigating circumstance, if even possible. xocetaceans Jun 19 #43
Black out drunk is not the same as usedtobedemgurl Jun 19 #44
Blackouts are real orangecrush Jun 20 #54
Yes, it seems both of our posts agree. usedtobedemgurl Jun 20 #60
I sure don't miss it orangecrush Jun 20 #61
So glad you found your way to the other side of that. usedtobedemgurl Jun 20 #62
Thank you! orangecrush Jun 20 #63
Are you saying there's no chance the piece of shit is going to pardon him? Eliot Rosewater Jun 19 #45
The sentence in the OP is only the federal sentence: he's already been sentenced in Virginia under Virginia law. xocetaceans Jun 19 #46
They have AA meetings in prison. Or so I'm told. Ray Bruns Jun 20 #50
More atrocities thanks to those that deliver absurdities. LunaSea Jun 19 #6
This is on Krasnov, not cable news. gab13by13 Jun 19 #7
An example of stochastic terrorism. Danascot Jun 20 #49
He should have said he was ICE. Who would know? travelingthrulife Jun 19 #8
Crime occurred before Krufty Gnome ICE. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 19 #11
thanks FOX! stillcool Jun 19 #10
No, it is not enough, goddammit. raccoon Jun 19 #13
Where did you see his age? BidenRocks Jun 19 #21
It's a plea deal, which is always more generous than the worst that could happen if it went to trial... thesquanderer Jun 19 #34
Here's an image of the untethered, 57-year-old man who just threw away his life Aviation Pro Jun 19 #14
I can smell him from here. Yuck. littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #20
This has been happening for decades, nut under Trump it will get 100 times worse. Latinos killed for looking like Martin68 Jun 19 #15
The stupidity of magats is astonishing. Emile Jun 19 #16
Is there a season on them now? What's the daily limit? surfered Jun 19 #17
He's a perfect candidate for El Salvador surfered Jun 19 #18
Imagine being so weak minded that you are brainwashed into becoming a murderer. littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #19
Sure hope the guy has an expensive house and a fat bank account because those 2 guys will be the Vinca Jun 19 #22
Immigrants? Shooting? BidenRocks Jun 19 #23
He sounds like a very promising recruit for ICE. Ping Tung Jun 19 #25
Send him to El Salvador swong19104 Jun 19 #26
How soon before Trump pardons him. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 19 #27
This is my fear each time my wife and I go out and want to have a conversation so no one can understand us AZLD4Candidate Jun 19 #28
Anyone know how old he is? cab67 Jun 19 #29
just saw my question answered. cab67 Jun 19 #30
Wonder what his defence will be? Prairie_Seagull Jun 19 #31
If either of these two poor victims die, give this motherfucker the death penalty... Joinfortmill Jun 19 #33
Shooter gets 2 life sentences kkmarie Jun 19 #35
Yes, Schlump can pardon him for any *federal* crime he's convicted of. ShazzieB Jun 19 #39
His fb page AStern Jun 19 #36
Correction: "Because of anger he was TOLD he should have." Bristlecone Jun 19 #37
DOJ Statement says he is facing possible life sentence onenote Jun 19 #41
Good. Jilly_in_VA Jun 19 #42
Thornburg VA AverageOldGuy Jun 20 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author AverageOldGuy Jun 20 #48
When does the pardon come? atreides1 Jun 20 #51
He won't be spending Thanksgiving Day with his family unless they come visit him in prison, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 20 #56
It's a horrible crime, scary to read how this went down. Passages Jun 20 #53
And little Mikey doesn't say to "tone down the hate". sinkingfeeling Jun 20 #55
In the idiots with guns category... dlk Jun 20 #59
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