The Maine teenager convicted of killing his mother in following a heated argument over missing marijuana has been sentenced to 33 years in jail.
Lukas Mironovas, 16, was handed down his sentence on Thursday for killing his mother 47-year-old Kimberly Mironovas, along with two other friends in her home in Litchfield in April 2018.
In a plea deal Lukas agreed to waive his right to argue that he should be tried as a juvenile and pleaded guilty to murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges.
He will serve the first 18 months of his sentence at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland until he turns 18, according to the
Bangor Daily News.
Lukas suffered from mental problems and behavioral issues at school that saw him repeatedly suspended and kicked out of school, which furthered his social isolation
n April 2018 he was kicked out of his Maine school, leading his concerned mother Kimberly to invite his friends William Smith, now 17; and Thomas 'TJ' Severance, 14, from Ashland, Massachusetts to come to their Litchfield home for a visit.
But that visit ended up costing Kimberly her life.
On April 21 Kimberly discovered some of her marijuana was missing and accused the boys of stealing it. She became mad at them and said she wouldn't give them a ride back to Massachusetts.
The following day the boys plotted to kill her and just after midnight carried out their attack.
After Kimberly went to bed, Lukas and his friend Smith went up to her bedroom, while Severance, who became hesitant about the plan to kill her, stayed downstairs.
Prosecutors said Smith and Lukas choked Kimberly and Lukas stabbed her in the throat and held his hand over her mouth, causing her to lose consciousness.
A state medical examiner said the cause of death was strangulation and stabbing.