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.