Towering Teen who beat teacher's aide unconscious faces 30 years in prison, but some fear the judge will go easy
NY Post said this about the judge:
Some backstory on the teen who beat the teacher's aide, reported by News Journal Online:Judge Terrence Perkins sentenced Gabriella Alo, 18, to six years in prison for sadistically beating a terrified teen victim, then running over a good Samaritan who tried to intervene, according to Flagler Live.
The site reported how Alo had amassed 764 behavioral infractions in just one quarter at her school before the January beatdown in Flagler County.
While prosecutors had recommended 15 years, Perkins — considered a balanced arbiter by local attorneys — noted Alo suffered from severe mental health issues and had expressed remorse.
Almost 10 months after his arrest, Brendan Depa, the Florida teen accused of beating a female teacher's aide, pleaded no contest at a hearing this week.
He is facing a charge of aggravated battery on a school board employee, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
The incident happened Feb. 21, when a school camera caught a student identified as Depa attacking paraprofessional Joan Naydich.
He is being held at the Flagler County jail on $1 million bond.