LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man and his son have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement with explosives.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. this week sentenced Peter Mathis to 15 months in prison and his son Steven Mathis to a year and a day. The father and son pleaded guilty in January to a single reduced charge of possessing an unregistered destructive device.
Both sentences fell below the ranges recommended by federal sentencing guidelines, which Marshall said were too harsh for the circumstances.
Authorities arrested the duo in December 2016 for possessing a pipe bomb and an improvised firework. Peter Mathis’ attorney says the men had no malicious intent, but prosecutors say there’s no reason to have the explosives “except to cause harm.”
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com
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