Share this @internewscast.com

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge sentenced a Bangladeshi immigrant whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a busy New York City subway station in 2017 to life in prison on Thursday, calling the crime “barbaric and heinous.”

Akayed Ullah, 31, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Richard J. Sullivan.

“A life sentence is appropriate,” Sullivan said. “It was a truly barbaric and heinous crime.”

Ullah, 31, apologized before hearing the sentence.

“Your honor, what I did, it was wrong,” he said. “I can tell you from the bottom of my heart, I’m deeply sorry. … I do not support harming innocent people.”

Prosecutors had sought the life term for Ullah, saying the “premeditated and vicious” attack was committed on behalf of the Islamic State group.

But defense lawyer Amy Gallicchio said Ullah deserved no more than the mandatory 35 years in prison. She said he had “lived lawfully and peacefully” before the December 2017 attack that she blamed on a “personal crisis that left him isolated, depressed, vulnerable and suicidal.”

The attack in a pedestrian tunnel beneath Times Square and the Port Authority bus terminal left Ullah seriously burned after the bomb attached to his chest sputtered rather than burst, sparing some pedestrians nearby from serious injuries.

At trial, prosecutors showed jurors Ullah’s post-arrest statements and social media comments, including when he taunted then-President Donald Trump on Facebook before the attack.

Hours after Ullah’s bombing attempt, Trump derided the immigration system that had allowed Ullah — and multitudes of law-abiding Bangladeshis — to enter the U.S.

Ullah got an entry visa in 2011 because he had an uncle who was already a U.S. citizen. Trump said allowing foreigners to follow relatives to the U.S. was “incompatible with national security.”

Source: huffpost

Share this @internewscast.com
Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Teens Accused of Intentionally Ramming Vegas Bicyclist Were in Midst of Crime Spree

The Las Vegas teens accused of murdering a retired police chief by…

AMBER ALERT: 9-Year-Old Girl NC Girl Believed to Be With 60-Year-Old Man

North Carolina authorities have issued an Amber Alert for  9-year-old Kinzley Paige…

Wife of Murdered Microsoft Exec Jared Bridegan Creates ‘Bexley Box’ for Child Victims, Showcased at CrimeCon 2023

“Moms and Mysteries,” a true crime podcast that covered the murder of…

Woman Found Dead in Tractor-Trailor Cab at Maryland Costco Distribution Center

A New Jersey trucker has been charged with murder after Maryland deputies…

Keyonte Charleston, 3 others murdered man, took baby: Cops

From left: Keyonte Charleston, 21, Tristin Goodlett, 17, Jazmyn Johnson, 23, and…

Juan Hermida Munoz ran illegal dental operation: Cops

Juan Hermida Munoz and the convenience store where he allegedly ran an…

Man arrested in late night Sunday shooting on E. Colfax and Xenia; Denver police request public’s help

DENVER – Police in Denver are asking for the public’s help after…

Florida kids travel over 200 miles in mom’s stolen car: Cops

Two kids in Florida, a 10-year-old boy on the left; an 11-year-old…

Firefighter's 3-Year-Old Son Struck And Killed At Memorial Walk For Slain Firefighters

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The 3-year-old son of a firefighter was struck…

Suspected Serial Killer Linked to 2 Slayings, Cops Believe There’s More Victims

Earlier this month, Kansas police arrested a suspect in connection with two…

London Police Will Investigate Sex Crimes After Russell Brand Allegations

London police are investigating allegations of “non-recent” sexual offenses in the U.K.…

Johnny Ray Cochran Davis sentenced for kidnapping

Johnny Ray Cochran Davis (Pasco Police Dept.) A 25-year-old man in Washington…