Lynn received the sentence Tuesday for an Arnold shooting more than three years ago that left him and three others wounded. He noted similarities between the politician and the young man who pleaded guilty earlier this week to his role in street shooting that left four people wounded.
In his book, Vance described a poor upbringing that featured parental instability, drug addiction and violence while growing up in Appalachia. Lynn was 15 when he was charged with firing multiple rounds into a crowd of people and an occupied home in Arnold on Aug.
Lynn sustained wounds to his leg and thigh in the shooting. Defense attorney Ken Noga argued for a lenient sentence for Lynn, describing a childhood that included a lack of parental oversight and a life filled with violence and criminal behavior since he was Prosecutors said Lynn — just three months after being adjudicated in juvenile court in connection with a Fayette County shooting — returned home and resumed his criminal behavior when he intervened in a street fight to defend his sister.
Investigators said Lynn used an automatic weapon and fired as many as 10 rounds and wounded three people. Assistant District Attorney Katie Ranker argued Lynn should serve at least eight years in prison as a result of his conviction. Prosecutors earlier this week dismissed five counts of attempted murder and more than a dozen other related charges associated with the shooting.
He praised Lynn for obtaining a high school diploma while in jail awaiting disposition of his case. If you do, you will spend the rest of your life in a cell — or six feet under. Upcoming Local Events. Today PM. Braddock Public House. Restaurants Theatre. Braddock Carnegie Library. More local events.
