Lane Garrison Sentenced to Prison (Wizbang Pop!)

A judge has sentenced "Prison Break" star Lane Garrison to a total of forty months -- nearly four years -- in state prison for the drunk driving crash that caused the death of 17-year-old Vahagn Setian.

As he sentenced him, Judge Elden Fox told Lane he thought he was a human being who made a very bad mistake -- and that he committed a crime and devastated three families.

Fox told Garrison, "I think you are truly remorseful," but sentenced him to prison because "the public needs to know crimes like this need to be punished and, unfortunately, you have to be the messenger." The sentence was based on Garrison's lack of prior criminal history and that he admitted responsibility, pleaded guilty right away and has offered the families financial assistance.

Before sentencing, a highly emotional Garrison told the victims' families he was "genuinely remorseful" and "sickened" by his behavior that night.

Garrison will get credit for the 91 days he has already served. That, combined with California's Work Time/Good Time early release program, means he will likely be in state prison for about 20 months.

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Comments (3)

Good riddance... what a bas... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Hi5 Codes | October 31, 2007 4:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Hi5 Codes:

Good riddance... what a bastard.

Posted on October 31, 2007 16:29

At least Lane didn't try to... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Jason | November 1, 2007 11:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jason:

At least Lane didn't try to look for a loophole in the situation. He made the right choice by facing it 100%, showing remorse and accepting his sentence. That shows character. It seems rare these days that someone takes responsibility, because of the appearance of "special treatment" some celebs get. He has my respect. I'd definitely be more willing to watch him in a movie or TV show after he leaves prison because of the way he has handled things.

Posted on November 1, 2007 11:13

Hey, Jason get your facts s... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by YouDumbass | November 1, 2007 5:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

YouDumbass:

Hey, Jason get your facts straight. The child molestor did try to worm his way out of it in court. His defense for groping the girls was "that is the kind of outrageous behavior my fans expect from me. I don't think anyone would ever expect him to grope or molest children. I don't think that is owning up to his disgusting actions. Apparently it is something that doesn't bother you and you feel you need to defend, which I find pretty disturbing. I wouldn't leave you in a room alone with my children.

Posted on November 1, 2007 17:45

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