While in prison , an individual from the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles visited Deleon to assess his well-being while in prison . At the time , Deleon was in solitary confinement . Lawyers for Deleon and the other men arrested with him said that after the Boston Marathon bombing , their clients faced additional challenges due to their similarities to the Tsarnaev brothers , and the widespread negative perceptions the general public holds against them . Prior to the trial , two individuals arrested with Deleon pleaded guilty to charges against them ; they went on to cooperate with the prosecutors , and both received a lighter sentence than Deleon
Boston Marathon bombing
Boston Marathon bombing
Ralph Deleon