(CNN) A Utah teenager who helped a girl hang herself last year was sentenced Friday to between five years and life in prison as part of a plea deal. 
 
 In May 2017, 16-year-old Jchandra Brown hanged herself at a campground in Payson, Utah, while her friend Tyerell Przybycien recorded it on his cell phone. Her body was discovered the next day. 
 
 Prosecutors said Przybycien bought the rope and tied the noose Brown put around her neck, and he purchased the compressed air she used to knock herself out before dying. 
 
 Przybycien also provided commentary as he recorded her last moments on a 10-minute video. 
 
 Przybycien, now 19, had been charged with first-degree murder but in October agreed to plead guilty to child abuse homicide. He was given 580 days credit for time served in jail. 
 
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 Tyerell Przybycien takes his seat in the 4th District Court during his sentencing on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Provo. Sue Bryan, the mother of Jchandra Brown, walks by Tyerell Przybycien, lower right, during his sentencing in the 4th District ... Tyerell Przybycien waits for his sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Provo. A photo of Jchandra Brown is pictured behind Dustin Lewis, the older brother to Brown, during Tyerell Przybycien's sentencing... Sue Bryan, Jchandra Brown's mother, listens to the defense attorney speak during Tyerell Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th D... Brittney Johnson, Tyerell Przybycien's mother, walks by her son during his sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, De... Tyerell Przybycien walks by a photo of Jchandra Brown during Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, Dec... Tyerell Przybycien stands for his sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Provo. Brandon Merrill, the Utah program direction and attorney for The Never Again Foundation, speaks with Sue Bryan, Jchandra Brow... Chad Grunander, a prosecuting attorney, speaks during Tyerell Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, De... Larry Przybycien, Tyerell Przybycien's grandfather, speaks during Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday... Gregory Stewart, a defense attorney for Tyerell Przybycien, leaves the podium after his remarks during the sentencing for Prz... A photo of Jchandra Brown is placed on an easel by Chad Grunander, a prosecuting attorney, during the sentencing for Tyerell ... Hannah Baldt, a friend of Jchandra Brown, hugs Brown's mother, Sue Bryan, during the sentencing for Tyerell Przybycien in the... Judge James Brady listens to the prosecuting attorney, Chad Grunander, during Tyerell Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th Dist... Tyerell Przybycien, left, waits for his sentencing as Hannah Baldt, a friend of Jchandra Brown, right, is seated on the floor... Tyerell Przybycien takes his seat after speaking during his sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in ... Judge James Brady speaks during Tyerell Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Provo. Christine Scott, a prosecuting attorney, speaks during Tyerell Przybycien's sentencing in the 4th District Court on Friday, D... ||||| 6PM: 'There will never be true justice': Prison ordered for Utah man who filmed girl's suicide 
 
 5PM: 'There will never be true justice': Prison ordered for Utah man who filmed girl's suicide 
 
 PROVO — Jchandra Brown's family knew what her immediate future held before she died at age 16: prom, cheerleading tryouts and a trip to visit close friends in her native Idaho. 
 
 More than a year and a half after her death, they wrestle with how the rest of the spunky teenager's life would have played out — where she would have gone to college, whether she would serve a mission in her faith and who she might marry one day. 
 
 "There never will be true justice for Jchandra, because she never will come home," her mother, Sue Bryan, said in a crowded courtroom Friday, wiping away tears. 
 
 Her family came closer to justice Friday when a judge ordered at least five years and up to life in prison for the 19-year-old man who helped her die in Payson Canyon and took video of the process. 
 
 Tyerell Przybycien admitted in October that he bought rope, tied a noose, built a pedestal and did not try to save Jchandra on May 5, 2017. He was originally charged with murder, but pleaded guilty to child abuse homicide, a first-degree felony, after reaching a plea bargain with prosecutors. 
 
 At the time of Jchandra's death, Utah's criminal code didn't address penalties for helping a person carry out suicide. The case motivated Utah lawmakers to add the offense to the state's manslaughter statute earlier this year. 
 
 Jchandra, who loved Batman and her young nephews, would still be alive if not for Przybycien, prosecutors said Friday. They called him a "sociopath" who researched ways to die and carefully measured the rope, nooses and trees. 
 
 The pair, who both attended Spanish Fork High School, knew each other for some time. But Jchandra didn't confide in Przybycien that she had thoughts of suicide until about a month before her death, said Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander. 
 
 "She was an anxious, downcast teenager … trying to find her place in the world," Grunander said. "He pounced on her suicidal ideations and exploited them." 
 
 After the hearing, the girl's mother said Jchandra had recently lost her grandfather in a car crash and had broken up with her boyfriend, but she didn't believe the teen would have taken her life without Przybicien's encouragement. 
 
 On the day of her death, Przybycien picked up the girl from work and drove her to a spot near Maple Lake, court documents show. After turkey hunters found her body hanging from a tree the next day, investigators found several items at her feet, including a receipt with his name for the purchase of a rope, a note referencing the recording on her phone that was left there and a can of air duster, court documents say. 
 
 On Friday, family members in the courtroom cried as they held poster-size pictures of Jchandra with an illustrated floral headdress matching her bright blue hair and a peace-sign necklace. 
 
 "Every day I wake up and have to live the horror of her death over and over again. And every morning I wake up hoping it's not true," her mother said. 
 
 Later in the hearing, a shackled Przybycien apologized to her. 
 
 "I'm hoping, although I don't deserve it, the victim's family will be able to forgive me for my immature and thoughtless and rash decisions," he said. "What I did, I'm not proud." 
 
 He added he will try to improve so that one day he can have a career, family and home, he added. 
 
 But prosecutors argued he has not shown remorse, even bragging about the girl's death, writing to others that he plans to get a tattoo of a noose and cheering news of rising suicide rates in Utah. 
 
 If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call the suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-TALK. Crisis Hotlines Utah County Crisis Line: 801-691-5433 
 
 Salt Lake County/UNI Crisis Line: 801-587-3000 
 
 Wasatch Mental Health Crisis Line: 801-373-7393 
 
 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 
 
 Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ teens: 1-866-488-7386 Online resources NAMI Utah: namiut.org 
 
 Utah Chapter-American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: afsputah.com 
 
 Suicide Prevention Lifeline: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org Warning signs of suicide Talking about wanting to die 
 
 Looking for a way to kill oneself 
 
 Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose 
 
 Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain 
 
 Talking about being a burden to others 
 
 Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs 
 
 Acting anxious, agitated or recklessly 
 
 Sleeping too little or too much 
 
 Withdrawing or feeling isolated 
 
 Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge 
 
 Displaying extreme mood swings The more of these signs a person shows, the greater the risk. Warning signs are associated with suicide but may not be what causes a suicide. Information from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. What to do if you see warning signs of suicide Do not leave the person alone 
 
 Remove any firearms, alcohol, drugs or sharp objects that could be used in a suicide attempt 
 
 Call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) 
 
 Take the person to an emergency room or seek help from a medical or mental health professional Information from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. 
 
 Stewart said his client had recently turned 18 at the time of the girl's death and meant to help her, though "how he chose to help was obviously wrong." A mixture of alcohol and drug use, combined with his client's developing teen brain, led to "poor decisions," Stewart said. He asked the judge to impose jail time and probation instead of prison. 
 
 But Przybycien is likely to reoffend if released, argued Utah County deputy attorney Christine Scott. She read from statements he allegedly made to family members and friends, saying he likes child pornography, feels attraction for his 12-year-old cousin and rejects his family. 
 
 "These are the types of people for whom prisons were built," she said. 
 
 Przybycien's family members painted a different picture of him. They recalled a young Tyerell as a math whiz who was helpful to his family and spent time restoring and repairing old cars. His mother, Brittney Johnson, clutching a tissue, told the judge her son has a support system "that is behind him 110 percent." 
 
 Her son showed little emotion as the judge sentenced him to five years in prison and up to life in the girl's death. He also received a lesser prison term of up to five years on a separate conviction of attempting to exploit a minor, a third-degree felony, after investigators found child pornography on his phone. The judge allowed the terms to run at the same time. 
 
 Those experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide can reach a crisis worker 24/7 by calling a Utah crisis hotline at 801-587-3000 or using the SafeUT app. 
 
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– A teenager found guilty of helping his schoolmate hang herself has received his prison sentence: five years to life, CNN reports. Tyerell Przybycien, now 19, bought the rope and compressed air that 16-year-old Jchandra Brown used to take her own life in a Utah campground in May 2017. He also shot video as she inhaled the air, passed out, fell from a wooden pedestal, and hanged herself. "What I did I'm not proud," he said in court, per KSL, "and it doesn't deserve pity." Brown's mother, Sue Bryan, took a big framed photograph of Jchandra into the Provo courtroom. "I don't want him out to cause pain and havoc on anyone else's family, anyone else's children," Bryan told the court. "I cannot describe to you the pain of losing a child." Przybycien, initially charged with murder, pleaded guilty to child abuse homicide in a plea bargain, per the Salt Lake Tribune. But in Bryan's words, "There never will be true justice for Jchandra, because she never will come home." (In related news, a skydiving instructor killed himself during a tandem jump.)