The judge said the attack was aggravated by its ambush nature, that unarmed men were attacked and Alden was also attacked from behind, and that the wounds inflicted were serious.
裁判官は、武器を持たない男性が攻撃されたこと、オールデンが後ろから攻撃されたこと、負傷が重かったことなど、攻撃の待ち伏せ的な性質によって、罪が重くなったと言った。