A former Embry Riddle Aeronautical student accused of threatening to carry out a mass shooting at the school three years ago faces up to 45 years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines and a scoresheet filed by prosecutors, a judge said at a court hearing on Wednesday.
The accused, John Hagins, 22, had a sentencing hearing but because the court ran out of the allotted time for the session, he and his defense attorney will return to court in a few weeks to argue why Hagins shouldn’t go to prison, said attorney Mark O’Mara.
On Wednesday, Assistant State Attorney Ashley McCarthy presented witnesses and evidence at the hearing outlining the severity of the case against Hagins…