Life without parole for US ex-convict Austin Boutain, who shot dead Chinese student Guo Chenwei in Utah
Boutain killed Guo at the University of Utah during a botched carjacking, using a gun stolen from a man he had already murdered
An ex-convict pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a University of Utah student from China using a gun stolen after another slaying.
Austin Boutain, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the plea agreement that allowed him to avoid the death penalty. He pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping charges.
He and his wife were charged with hatching a carjacking plot that led to the October 2017 death of Guo Chenwei, whose parents in Beijing remain devastated over the death of their only son at age 23.
I know sorry doesn’t mean much, but I am truly sorry
Boutain stood in the courtroom shackled, surrounded by guards. He also pleaded guilty to attacking another inmate and damaging a sprinkler in jail.
“I know sorry doesn’t mean much, but I am truly sorry,” he said.