▁there after . ▁They ▁were ▁arrested ▁about ▁an ▁hour ▁later . ▁ ▁Four ▁months ▁later , ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁ple a ▁deal ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁though ▁turned ▁it ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁relatives ▁and ▁the ▁belief ▁the ▁event ual ▁sentence ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁worse ▁than ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ple a ▁deal . ▁He ▁instead ▁elected ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁trial , ▁later ▁saying ▁" I ▁knew ▁I ▁was ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁but ▁I ▁always ▁thought ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁chance ▁with ▁the ▁j ury . ▁As ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old , ▁I ▁still ▁wasn ' t ▁thinking ▁clearly ." ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁charges , ▁including ▁eight ▁of ▁armed ▁criminal ▁action , ▁three ▁of ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁kid n apping . ▁The ▁judge , ▁Ev ely n ▁Baker , ▁ordered ▁his ▁charges ▁run ▁consec ut ively ▁giving ▁him ▁ 2 4 1 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁par ole ▁at ▁ 1 1 2 . ▁B ost ic ▁is ▁serving ▁the ▁longest ▁sentence ▁in ▁Missouri ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁ju ven ile ▁for ▁non - hom ic ide ▁off enses . ▁ ▁H ut son ▁accepted ▁a ▁ 3 0 - year ▁ple a ▁deal ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁such ▁by ▁judge ▁Baker . ▁He ▁later ▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁main ▁inst ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁that ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁following ▁his ▁lead