If you haven't seen any news reports, let me give you an update.

In the last week or two before the trial Garbriel was offered a plea deal. The first one was so tribble. A joke. He (we) said, "no".

The second one was given to him less than a week before the trial. By that point he was still asking to see all the evidence. He never did see it all. He'd asked if the judge would know that pleas were offered and also if it would be held against him. Thinking it wouldn't hurt him one way or the other, we went forward to trial.

Then came "pretrial". In "pretrial" the Prosecutor asked the judge to take off the table several pieces of evidence. We expected to give the jury a timeline as to 1) why he felt the need to arm himself. 2)The fact that the stalker was NOT put on an ankle monitor as we requested in court on that issue. 3)The fact that the local police had told him (in front of me as well) to just get a hand gun and it would be ok. 4)The fact that he spent 1 month in jail already because the prosecutor was trying to prove he was delusional and\or therefore a danger to the community. Holy buckets, this is where I say "OVERREACH". Wouldn't you?

At first, he was operating on the assumption that the Montana law was in place here. When he was informed that it was NOT; that the federal law was in place, he quit carrying it. A FULL WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL WAS TO START!

This was NEVER about the school. it was about protecting our loved ones and property.

When at the 'pretrial' we understood how none of that could be presented, his hands were tied AND the judge was told of 2 plea deals without and understanding that he basically had a weekend to consider it. We thought we had a good chance with a jury until we got the surprise of all the pretrial stuff. I was shocked that they could do that.

He pled (pleaded) to the gun charge only. But in the government's statement all these allegations were stated as facts. He never did any of those things.

He still faces 5 yrs and $100,000 fine (according to their statement)

He feels his life is over.

I don't know what I would do without him.

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