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killing his own mother, is scared he'll become a victim of abuse in prison because on his slight stature.His lawyer, Chris Johnson, is now arguing that Ryan shouldn't be housed in a maximum security prison, telling TMZ the actor could be "physically, psychologically and sexually intimidated" by hardened criminals. Although Ryan is 24, he has a slim stature, weighing about 100 lbs and standing 5'2". The lawyer feels that age, size and mental state should all be considered for prison housing.

"Riverdale" actor and convicted murderer Ryan Grantham is worried about his safety if he serves his sentence in a maximum-security prison, according to his lawyer, Chris Johnson.  The 24-year-old Canadian was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 14 years after he pled guilty to the second-degree murder of his mother Barbara Waite. Johnson told Fox News Digital Grantham could be at a higher risk of abuse in prison due to his "diminutive" stature and "young-looking" appearance.

Ryan Grantham fears what maximum security prison may mean for him.

Riverdale has been sentenced to life in prison following the murder of his mother in 2020. Watch Below: Riverdale season 4 promo Luke Perry tributeThe Candian actor was charged with second-degree murder and will not be eligible for parole for 14 years per a statement obtained by E! News from British Columbia Prosecution Services. Ryan shot his 64-year-old mother, Barbara Waite at home in March 2020, and had allegedly planned to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - loading his car with guns, ammunition and Molotov cocktails the next day. However, the former child actor instead drove to the Vancouver Police and confessed. Following his sentence this week, Ryan’s attorney Chris Johnson spoke to E! News, explaining that he was working “really hard to turn his life around.” Ryan appeared in season four of Riverdale."He's received a lot of psychological assistance and he has struggled with what he's done and facing that," Johnson shared, "but he hopes to be able to dedicate the rest of his life to making amends.""It hurts me to think about how badly I've wasted my life," Ryan explained during a statement earlier this year during his court hearing. "In the face of something so horrible, saying sorry seems so pointless.

Actor Ryan Grantham has been jailed for life after he killed his mother to stop her witnessing him carrying out mass murder and assassinating Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The 24-year-old ‘Riverdale’ and ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ star will not be able to appeal for parole for 14 years after he pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge for fatally shooting his mother Barbara Waite, 64, while she sat playing piano in March 2020. He then drove to Mr Trudeau’s house with three guns, ammunition and 12 Molotov cocktails in his car, before he handed himself over to police in Vancouver.

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder.The actor was sentenced during a trial in British Columbia, Canada Supreme Court, on Wednesday (September 21) according to TMZ.Grantham, best known for playing Jeffrey Augustine in Riverdale, will not be eligible for parole for 14 years. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after initially being charged with first-degree murder.The actor’s mother, Barbara Waite, was shot in the back of the head while she was playing piano in the home she shared with Grantham in Squamish, north of Vancouver, on March 31, 2020.In court, Grantham admitted that he had rehearsed killing his mother in the days leading up to the incident, and had filmed a four-minute confession video.According to prosecutors, Grantham packed his car the next day with three guns and 12 Molotov cocktails towards Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa residence in Rideau Cottage, but turned around after testing one of the Molotov cocktails in a remote area.Grantham then reportedly thought of committing mass violence on Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge or at Simon Fraser University, which he attended as a student, but instead drove to Vancouver police headquarters where he turned himself in.Psychiatric reports referenced by the prosecutors, obtained by the publication, say Grantham was “going through an intense period of clinical depression” and had a cannabis use disorder.“I cannot explain or justify my actions.

Netflix series Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham has been jailed for life for murdering his mother.The disgraced former child star, 24, admitted he shot his mum Barbara Waite in the back of the head as she played piano in their townhouse in Squamish, north of Vancouver, in March 2020. He pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder in March this year and has been sentenced at British Columbia Supreme Court to life in prison.The actor, who also appeared in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Supernatural, and iZombie, will be ineligible for parole for 14 years.

Actor Ryan Grantham, known for playing Jeffery Augustine in Riverdale, was sentenced to life in prison after killing his mother.

Ethan Shanfeld Ryan Grantham, a Canadian actor whose credits include “Riverdale,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “Supernatural,” has been sentenced to life in prison with parole ineligibility of 14 years for the second-degree murder of his mother, CBC reports. In March 2020, the actor shot his mom, Barbara Waite, in the back of the head with a .22 rifle as she played piano in their home in Squamish, British Columbia. As shown in court, Grantham then took a GoPro video shortly after the murder, in which he confesses to killing his mother and shows her body. The following day, he covered the body with a sheet, surrounded it with lit candles and hung a rosary from the piano, before driving east to Ottawa in a car packed with guns, ammunition and Molotov cocktails. His intention was to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Instead, he drove to Hope, B.C., with thoughts of committing a mass shooting at Simon Fraser University — where he was enrolled — or on the Lions Gate Bridge. Ultimately he decided to turn himself in at the Vancouver Police Department building in East Vancouver.

Ryan Grantham was once best known for playing Jeffery Augustine in The CW horror show, Riverdale, but the actor will now face life behind bars for a real-life crime. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March 2022 after he fatally shot his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020.MORE: Monster: What happened to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer?His sentencing was delivered on 22 September in British Columbia, when he was handed a life sentence with the possibility of parole in 14 years. WATCH: Riverdale: Season five trailerBut who is Ryan Grantham and what exactly happened?He began acting professionally at the age of nine and starred in the Diary of Wimpy Kid movie, playing Rodney James, in 2010. Ryan had a part in Riverdale in 2019, but his life would then take a tragic turn. MORE: Serial subject Adnan Syed granted new trial and released from prison after 22 yearsMORE: Netflix's I Just Killed My Dad: Where is Anthony Templet now?Ryan shot his mother in the head as she played the piano in their townhouse in Squamish, north of Vancouver, Canada.

Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after previously admitting to killing his own mother.

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Former Riverdale and Diary of a Wimpy Kid actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole for 14 years for the 2020 killing of his mother.

Former Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March for the killing of his mother, Barbara Waite.

Riverdale alum Ryan Grantham allegedly was plotting to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following his mother’s death.

Actor Ryan Grantham, who plead guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Barbara Waite, also reportedly had plans to harm Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau.

CBC.The 24-year-old’s sentencing hearing by the British Columbia Supreme Court began on Monday. While the charge carries an automatic life sentence, the court proceedings were held to determine when Grantham should be eligible for parole.

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This is almost crazier than some of Riverdale’s plots!