Guess in the prison system he will now be known as Camel Cheeks
Shoe Bomber Gets Life In Prison
British National Is Self-Proclaimed Al-Qaida Follower
POSTED: 3:37 p.m. EST January 30, 2003
UPDATED: 3:47 p.m. EST January 30, 2003
BOSTON -- Richard Reid, the man accused of trying to blow up an airliner with bombs hidden in his shoes, has been sentenced to life in prison.
The 29-year-old British national and self-proclaimed al-Qaida follower declared his hatred for America when he pleaded guilty in October. A request by his lawyers to delay the sentencing was rejected earlier in the proceeding.
In seeking the maximum sentence, prosecutors submitted to the court a dramatic video that shows and explosion tearing apart a wide-bodied jet -- what might have happened if Reid had been able to ignite the bomb hidden in his shoe.
Reid pleaded guilty in October to eight charges against him, including attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
Security around the federal courthouse in Boston was extremely tight, with bomb-sniffing dogs, armed guards and three police boats patrolling nearby Boston Harbor.
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