MURDER USA Kevin Bethard sentenced to 20 years in prison for two incidents of arson and attempted murder

He has been sentenced in Wicomico County Circuit Court to life in prison with all but 10 years suspended on the Attempted 1st Degree Murder charge and 5 years consecutive for each of the 1st Degree Arson charges, having a total sentence to serve 20 years.

Calvert Sheriff Police Beat HOT HEAD EX-CON SAID HE WOULD SHOOT IT OUT WITH THE COPS; TOOK AIM TO CARRY OUT HIS THREAT

In plea deals, the prosecutors just make deals with the defense attorney and no trial is held, and the prosecutor essentially just cuts a deal and doesn’t have to do any work. Defense attorneys really like to do business this way, and during elections for States Attorney, the prosecutors blather on about conviction records and how tough on crime they are in courtrooms.