00:00A man who caused thousands of dollars in damages in a Walmart in Holland
00:04got more prison time than anticipated.
00:07Gavin Love pleaded guilty to the March rampage.
00:10Third on your side's Callie Lichter was in the courtroom
00:12and has more on why he received a longer than anticipated sentence.
00:17A madman.
00:18That's how a judge described Gavin Love as he was sentenced to nearly three years in prison
00:23for a rampage at a Holland Walmart in March.
00:25Families should not fear that when going grocery shopping,
00:28then he may be subject to a madman who trashes the store.
00:31Love pleaded guilty to destroying six TVs,
00:34shattering over 15 glass doors with a metal pole,
00:36and causing over $12,000 in damages,
00:39which Love says was his way of, quote, letting it out.
00:42Why I did it?
00:43The best way I can describe is the feeling of wanting to scream
00:46and nobody letting it out.
00:48No way to let it out.
00:49Now I'm in, I'm now in Icarus.
00:51I've flown too close to the sun and now I'm paying for my action.
00:54The prosecution asked because of the crime that was committed
00:57that Love be sentenced to higher than his guidelines.
01:00But the defense asked to go within the guidelines
01:03because Love wants to move on from this.
01:05He's a young man who made a poor choice,
01:08but we asked the court to have the consequence
01:10be what the recommendation is, Your Honor.
01:12But Judge John Holsing says the guidelines are advisory, not mandatory.
01:17He says Love put the patrons of Walmart at risk.
01:19It can affect the public's perceptions of safety in public places,
01:23places that should be safe from this type of misconduct.
01:26And Love has a history of criminal activity,
01:29danger that he presents to the community.
01:31Protect the public from your escalating criminal behavior
01:34while sending a message to you and others
01:35who would consider such misconduct
01:37that maximum sentence under that cell is going to be imposed.
01:41He sentenced Love to 34 months to 10 years
01:43in the Michigan Department of Corrections
01:44with over $12,000 restitution.
01:49Kelly joins us now.
01:50And Kelly, why was Love facing,
01:52or was he facing any other charges?
01:53Yes, Elena, he was facing a charge
01:55for damaging a police car during his arrest,
01:58which was dismissed with his guilty plea.
02:00He also pleaded straight up,
02:02avoiding a preliminary hearing, Elena.
