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Originally published on January 15, 2021 4:15 pm
Sean Urbanski, a former University of Maryland student who stabbed and killed a Black Army lieutenant at a bus stop in May 2017, was sentenced to life in prison for what prosecutors said was a racially motivated hate crime.
A Prince George s County Circuit Court judge handed down the life sentence for Urbanski, 25. However, the judge denied the prosecution s request for a sentence without parole. I m absolutely satisfied that justice was served, said Maryland State s Attorney Aisha Braveboy, whose office prosecuted the case. I think it is highly unlikely that he will be paroled, at least anytime soon, she added in an interview with NPR Friday. However, the judge made that decision based on certain objective factors like the fact that this was his first offense.
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By KATIE METTLER | The Washington Post | Published: January 15, 2021 Sean Urbanski was sentenced to life in prison Thursday afternoon in the 2017 stabbing death of Richard Collins III a case that drew widespread attention amid racial tumult nationwide and prompted lawmakers to revise the hate-crime statute in Maryland. After hours of raw, emotional speeches from friends and family of Collins, as well as a stoic speech from Urbanski and a tearful one from his mother, Prince George s County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Hill Jr. denied the state s request for a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Hill said he reviewed dozens of letters and victim impact statements on behalf of both men, telling the court he believed his decision to be fair and just.
Sean Urbanski, 25, was convicted of murdering Collins in 2017. Limitations in Maryland s hate crime statute exempting Urbanski led to a change in the law.