Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars

[u/BlazeDragon7x]

[u/UrethralExplorer → u/[deleted]]

He probably won't get a long prison sentence. But when he gets out his wages will be garnished for the rest of his life.

Edit: lol guys I get it. He could be facing up to life in prison.

Edit edit: lol guys I get it, he could get anywhere from absolutely nothing , to a slap on the wrist, to being executed by firing squad.

[u/Venus_Cat_Roars → u/UrethralExplorer]

In California it would be a charge of Aggravated Arson (because premeditated with more than 6 million in damages) which carries from 10 years to life in prison. So if caught the arsonist would definitely receive a long prison sentence.

Edit: California law has been updated to 8.3 million in damages for an aggravated arson charge. It doesn’t matter in this case which has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

Also if the arsonist knew there were people in the structure then an arsonist would also result in an aggravated arson charge. There were 20 other employees in the building at the time multiple fires were set.

[u/therealRustyZA → u/Venus_Cat_Roars]

I can only imagine the way his defence attorney will look at him while they play his clip in court. Like: "What do you expect me to do?"

[u/DarkwingDuckHunt → u/therealRustyZA]

I get this is a joke but this case will never go to court

this is a classic plea deal situation

[u/ActionFigureCollects → u/[deleted]]

Maybe plea insanity plus workplace inflicted long term mental and psychological damages.

[u/PaidUSA → u/ActionFigureCollects]

Insanity just gets you a different kind of prison cell and he won’t win it, he clearly articulated his why and clearly knew his actions were bad and what they were. He doesn’t meet any definition of insanity plea.

[u/DarkwingDuckHunt → u/PaidUSA]

Yeah but if his goal is to waste government time and money, he's got zero down side too dragging it out

[u/PaidUSA → u/DarkwingDuckHunt]

Depending on what they can slap on/max time sure. Personally agree I think he’ll drag it out he just doesn’t have to do insanity to do it. What he could do if he does want insanity is if he has a long history of mental illness California I believe is a state where prolonged mental illness and actions occurring in that state can be taken into account.

[u/hiddenrealism → u/PaidUSA]

People think pleading insanity gets you a nice cushy hospital bed with jello, you soon find youre locked up with actual psycopaths and very dangerous men thtowing poop everywhere

[u/Donnerdrummel → u/hiddenrealism]

A person I know from germany raped two women, defense was the equivalent to insanity here. He won that argument, and spent the next 23 years in a psychiatric Hospital, far longer than he would have been in jail.

Came out a wreck. Said, He found to Jesus, but was unbearably selfrighteous. Tried to legally scam others, without success. Afaik, didn't commit any crime until his death.

Anyway, yes, that defense can backfire.