US man gets five-plus years’ prison for harassing Parkland victims


A file photo of law enforcement officers blocking off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida following a deadly shooting at the school. A California man who is on the autism spectrum was sentenced on March 2, 2020, to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking families of Parkland, Florida, school shooting victims. — AP

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: A California man who is on the autism spectrum was sentenced Monday to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking families of Parkland, Florida, school shooting victims.

US District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz imposed the sentence on 22-year-old Brandon Fleury of Santa Ana, California, rejecting a request by prosecutors for the maximum 20-year sentence.

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