Teen sniper sentenced to life in prison

CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Lee Boyd Malvo, the young man who teamed up with John Allen Muhammad to terrorize the Washington, D.C. area in a sniper spree that left 10 people dead, was formally sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.\nMalvo, 19, was sentenced a day after Muhammad was given the death penalty by a judge in nearby Prince William County. The judge in Muhammad's case could have reduced the sentence to life in prison, but Malvo's judge had no other option than life without parole, which the jury recommended.\nMalvo, wearing a gray sweater, light blue shirt and dark trousers, did not speak during the 10-minute hearing, following the advice of his lawyers who did not want his words used against him in future prosecutions.\nProsecutor Paul Ebert, who led the case against Muhammad and is next in line to try Malvo, said he would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on whether juveniles may be executed. A decision is expected next year.\nMalvo was 17 when he killed FBI analyst Linda Franklin, 47, outside a Falls Church, Va., Home Depot store.\n"If the Supreme Court rules that the death penalty is still available to juveniles, I will try Mr. Malvo and very likely seek the death penalty," Ebert said. He added that a trial would not take place until next year, at the earliest.\nRobert F. Horan Jr., who led the prosecution of Malvo, said after the sentencing he plans to try Muhammad in the killing of Franklin. He said the trial could take place by the end of the summer.