During a sentencing hearing Nov. 27, employees from the Wasatch Youth Center where Mohammad served his juvenile time praised the man’s efforts to reform while in custody. They said he has worked to understand empathy and take responsibility for his actions. He became a leader at the detention center, they said.
When originally sentenced, Mohammed received a “blended” sentence where he was ordered to serve juvenile time but the judge retained jurisdiction of his case, including the ability to sentence him as an adult when he aged out of the juvenile system. Mohammed will turn 21 this month, putting him into the adult system.