soon receive an expression of love from him, john antonucci has been on the receiving end of some very different sentiments. he s just returned from a presentencing hearing in court and the judge who will render the final sentence in a few days has just read several letters written by antonucci s victims. they include employees of his former company whose office building he helped burn down and the relatives of his best friend and co-worker. they describe me as manipulative lying person who will do anything to get my way. they described a person that is a danger to society. it was said that the judge looked past my clean cut exterior and charismatic behavior to see the true terror that i am. and that s a direct quote. as well as the fact that at least one person, maybe two, said they feared for their lives when i got out, saying i would come back with a vengeance. with 21 years of his life at stake he needs to find a way to make other people see him as he sees himself. i ve done
young champions is basically the they offer low-cost sports programs for kids. antonucci was fired when his employer suspected him and another instructor josh robinson of embezzling. prosecutors say they turned to arson to destroy the evidence. and that antonucci talked two other employees, also karate instructors, into helping them. antonucci says it was all robinson s idea. no one will ever know because robinson died in the fire. i was just a coward. i didn t really want to participate but i wasn t willing to say, no, i m not going to do this. and if nothing else guilty by association but i m also guilty by action, unfortunately. while antonucci is facing anywhere from 7 to 21 years for his crime, the prosecutor is asking for 15. the judge is expected to make his decision within a matter of days.
doing that for the cameras, man. just a year earlier, antonucci was a popular 19-year-old with a black belt in karate and known to the many children he taught as sensei jon working as a karate instructor for a company in phoenix called young champions. young champions is basically the they offer low-cost sports programs for kids. antonucci was fired when his employer suspected him and another instructor josh robinson of embezzling. prosecutors say they turned to arson to destroy the evidence. and that antonucci talked two other employees, also karate instructors, into helping them. antonucci says it was all robinson s idea. no one will ever know because robinson died in the fire. i was just a coward. i didn t really want to participate but i wasn t willing to say, no, i m not going to do this. and if nothing else guilty by association but i m also guilty
antonucci is that he s joined by two friends who he hasn t seen in nine months. jeffrey otto and monisa worked with antonucci as fellow karate instructors at young champions. they ve also been charged in connection with the fire that burned down the company s office and resulted in the death of a fourth instructor, the man who started the fire, josh robinson. while prosecutors say antonucci was the ringleader, his co-defendants still respect him. you re going to get through this, jon. it s going to be just a blur. it s not forever. it s going to be okay. i pray for you. in a way john is still a good friend of mine. really upbeat and energetic guy, really nice, really religious, too. now you just gotta worry about making it through, okay? god will get us through. it s not about me. i know.
are you impressed? yeah, i m really impressed. while boo s girlfriend will soon receive an expression of love from him, john antonucci has been on the receiving end of some very different sentiments. he s just returned from a presentencing hearing in court and the judge who will render the final sentence in a few da has just read several letters written by antonucci s victims. they include employees of his former company whose office building he helped burn down and the relatives of his best friend and co-worker. they describe me as manipulative lying person who will do anything to get my way. they described a person that is a danger to society. it was said that the judge looked past my clean cut exterior and charismatic behavior to see the true terror that i am. and that s a direct quote. as well as the fact that at least one person, maybe two, said they feared for their lives