The 26-year-old condemned police car robber named, Shane Goldsby was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment on 3rd August 2021, Tuesday after he killed a 70-year old Pedophile named, Robert Munger inside the Airway Heights Correction Center in Washington on 2nd June 2020. As per the initial reports, Goldsby was serving his time in prison originally for running off with a law enforcement vehicle back in 2017 which reached a long quest between him and police and also wounded a State Trooper who smashed into their vehicle. Later, he got arrested and was put into the Airway Heights along with deceased prisoner, Munger.
On the day of Goldsby’s sentencing, that is, on Tuesday, the 26-year old broke down in tears and begged for forgiveness from the family of the deceased. During the investigation, it was discovered the Munger who was murdered by Goldsby was a convicted pedophile who was sentenced to 43-years in prison for raping a child. What was even more shocking, Munger had once attacked Goldsby’s younger sister when she was a minor. Prior to being sentenced, Goldsy tried to read from the prepared statement, however, he was not able to continue the same as his emotions were all over the place. The attorney of Goldsy was forced to eventually finish it.
The 26-year old murder convict has earlier alleged that he was not avenging his sister or his family after he discovered God in the year 2019. He was put into an uncomfortable position where he was obliged to share a cell with the same person, who has once attacked his younger sister. Goldsby has added he never wanted to kill Munger, but the latter one would explain his crimes in such a heinous way and also explained photos and videos of his indecent acts in such a way that, something started to build up in him from the insides.
Goldsby asked himself, what is going on with him. He gave up his life to God and was doing perfectly fine. Then he was forced to share a cell with the one who has ruined his minor sister life. He felt like a victim and then, Munger ways of explaining his crime added more fuel to his already agonized heart. Goldsby also added that he urged several times that he does not want to remain in the same cell where this maniac was living, but no one listened to him.
Though he was firm in his statement that he never wanted to murder Munger, he just wished to see Munger spend the rest of his life in prison and his only aim was to injure him. On June 2, 2020, Golsby finished up beating Munger in the common area of the Correction centre, hitting him in the head and face about 14 times, stomped on his head 4 times, and hit him several times before he left the place.
The attack was filmed on the surveillance footage of the Airway Heights correction centre and was presented in front of the court as a testimony for Goldsby’s crime. Munger succumbed to his injuries 3 days later, while on 3rd August 2021, Goldsby was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment. Goldsby ended up apologizing to the family of Munger and stated he is so sorry and he hopes they are able to heal from what he caused.
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