A youth pastor and father of five in Kansas convicted of attempting to murder his wife and children and setting his home on fire read from the Bible during a public apology.
Johnson County District Court Judge Jason Billam sentenced Matthew Lee Richards last week to 353 months in prison for two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to a report from the Johnson County Post.
The sentence, which amounts to more than 29 years, came after a plea deal.
Richards was initially charged in September 2023 with five counts of attempted premeditated murder, as well as one count of aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm, the Post added.
Richards had stabbed his wife and five children.
Three of the children, along with
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