He deserves it off the strength of wasting time and resources alone for his boy who cried wolf bullshit.
Okay look I'm aware the prison system in America sucks ass but let's not pretend this was some harmless stunt
He's black and gay. It was never in doubt he would
Wasn't this dude prepared to implicate innocent people for a crime he literally made up. He deserves jail time.
He was going to let two innocent people go to prison for a non-existent hate crime until he learned that the two guys the cops picked up were his accomplices. Fuck this guy. He deserves to do some prison time.
Probably not. It's mentioned in other articles, if not his one, that a plea deal and probation are more likely than going to trial.
Not a chance in hell. Unless he's a complete idiot and refuses to cop to what he did. Now if the feds go after him for the fake anthrax scare, then he'll do some time.
The prosecutor presents the facts of the case to a jury who decides if there is enough facts to support the elements of the crime, or any other crimes that might be applicable. It's not the opinion of the prosecutor, however the jury is heavily influenced by the prosecutor though. There is typically testimony during the grand jury as well, not just the prosecutor.
