Thus, they had trials in both federal and local courts.
Hutch nor I went to even a day of either of them, except the ones where we were called as witnesses (and we only did our thing, then we left).
But two different juries found them guilty of everything, except kidnapping.
As such, they were going to spend a very long time first in federal prison, then they’d be transferred to do their time in a state prison.
After learning the results, Hutch nor I kept in touch with any of that.
Because really…
Once we knew they got what they deserved, they weren’t worth the headspace.
So we didn’t give it to them.
Taylor Martinand Samantha Schrier were also charged with drug trafficking, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, forgery, criminal conspiracy and fraud.
They had a better result with their plea bargaining, seeing as both women chucked loyalty to their men to save their own asses (and give their children at least one parent who wasn’t in prison for decades), and sat as witnesses for the prosecution.
They pled guilty to conspiracy to the drug trafficking and unlawful imprisonment charges.
They both did time.
But not nearly as much of it.
Nor, going along with that wicked game, as much as they deserved.
The True Believersof the mission of The Lion and The Lamb didn’t fare so well either.
It seemed they all came to grips with the elaborate scam that had been perpetrated on them, and for whatever their reasons—contrition, hope their women would soften to them and return, or the fact it was the godly thing to do—they all pled guilty to unlawful imprisonment and lumber poaching.
Regardless that they took responsibility for their stupidity and saved the court time and resources, on the day of their sentencing, the judge wasn’t feeling all that generous.
Or perhaps it was the length of time this went on and the result of the depth of these men’s stupidity on the women who loved and trusted them.
He threw out what was agreed during plea bargaining and sentenced them all to the maximum of five years and a ten-thousand-dollar fine each.
So, for the same amount of time they kept those women there (give or take), they, too, were going to enjoy their years without liberty (as the judge explained).
We learned about what the judge said from Harry.Hutch nor I went to that either.
For the same reasons.
Lars Enstromand Heath Burress never explained why they came after Hutch that night.
Though, I noted it that way because Cade Bohannan had a few things to say about it, and part of those things was that it wasn’t me they were after.
It was Hutch.
That “thrill” my man had been talking about was that Cade theorized Enstrom, along with Burress, was some kind of adrenaline junkie, except one who walked on the dark side.
Once Hutch got on their radar, Cade figured who he was, how he was, and what he was started digging under their skin.It was bound to come to a head-to-head battle because the challenge of taking on a Navy SEAL was something they simply couldn’t walk away from.
It wasn’t anger, hurt, revenge or anything like that.
They led their three minions into that mess, fully intending to harm Hutch in some way to best him, just for shits and grins.
That was it.
