Sean Urbanski Sentenced To Life After Murder Of Army Lieutenant At University Of Maryland

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: DCist

JAN 14, 5:31 PM

Sean Urbanski Sentenced To Life After Murder Of Army Lieutenant At University Of Maryland

Ally Schweitzer https://twitter.com/allyschweitzer
Jenny Gathright https://twitter.com/jennygathright



Sean Urbanski, right, was convicted of first degree murder after he killed Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, left, at a bus stop in 2017.

U.S. Army, University of Maryland Police Department / AP

A judge has sentenced Sean Urbanski to life in prison following the 2017 murder of Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III.

"You committed the ultimate offense," said Prince George's County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence V. Hill Jr., addressing Urbanski during a remote sentencing hearing Thursday.

The judge is recommending that Urbanski, a 25-year-old man from Severna Park, serve his sentence at the Patuxent Institution, a mental health facility in Jessup, Maryland.

Urbanski, who is white, was convicted of first-degree murder in December 2019 after he was charged with fatally stabbing Collins, a Black Bowie State University student. Collins was waiting for an Uber with his friends when Urbanski, who attended the University of Maryland, approached the group and told Collins to step to the left. Collins said "no," and Urbanski stabbed him in the chest.

Collins was 23 and days away from graduating when he was killed.

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Read more: https://dcist.com/story/21/01/14/sean-urbanski-sentenced-to-life-richard-collins-university-maryland/

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It's in GD too. I hadn't seen this earlier post.

Sean Urbanski sentenced to life in killing of Black Army Lt. Richard Collins III

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214926378

[COL Mustard]

1. I Am Glad Urbanski Is Going Away For Life

I hope there is no parole possible for him.

[cstanleytech]

2. Why is he being sent to Patuxent and not a regular prison?

[chowder66]

3. +1

[Lonestarblue]

4. My question too.

He should be in a regular prison. By definition, anyone who commits murder is mentally not right, but our prisons are filled with murders who have mental issues. This one should be there, too.

[canuckledragger]

5. Affluenza, again?

Given the description of the attack, and the smirk on that punchable face, I think he expected to get away with doing whatever he wanted.

It seems that someone might be protecting him...

[cstanleytech]

6. Depends on what you consider affluent. I did some digging and it looks like he grew up in a ranch

style home in an area where the average household income is in the 120k area so personally I would classify that in the middle class area.
Of course that does not mean there could not have been influence exerted for some other reason but still I do not understand why he was not sent to a regular prison unless its a temporary measure while they evaluate where to send him.

[ck4829]

7. K&R