W.Va. man who shot teen girl in Uniontown receives lengthy prison sentence
A West Virginia man who shot a teenage girl in the head inside her Uniontown home last year could spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced to a lengthy prison term Wednesday.
Fayette County Judge Linda Cordaro went above the statutory minimum when she sentenced Nathan Glasscock to serve 40 to 80 years in state prison – twice what he could have faced – in connection with the Nov. 20 shooting of the 16-year-old girl, which has left her needing continuous care from her family.
“You have taken the life of a 16-year-old girl and changed it forever,” Cordaro told Glasscock before handing down the hefty punishment. “The nature of what you did to her and how you changed her life should change your life for a very, very, very long time.”
Uniontown police said Glasscock, 37, of Barrackville, W.Va., barged into the teenager’s Carlisle Street home in the city and shot her in the head. Glasscock later told investigators he was aiming for the girl’s grandmother, who “was getting in the way of their relationship.” The girl was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., and spent a significant amount of time in the neurological intensive-care unit.
Glasscock pleaded guilty in Fayette County Court of Common Pleas on May 31 to two counts each of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, along with charges of carrying a firearm without a license and burglary.
“I just want to say that I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done,” Glasscock said in his only remarks in court before being sentenced.
“This court believes the defendant is a danger to society,” Cordaro said while explaining her sentence. “This defendant did cross state lines to (attempt to) kill someone.”
Glasscock was then led away by sheriff’s deputies while shackled and wearing an orange Fayette County jail jumpsuit.
After the sentencing, the victim’s family could be seen embracing one another in the hallway outside the courtroom. The girl’s great aunt, Michele Pinkney, said the family was pleased with Cardaro’s sentence going above the statutory minimum.
“Justice has been served in Fayette County,” Pinkney said. “I’m just glad the judge understands what my niece is going through.”
Pinkney said the girl, who is now 17, needs 24-hour care from her family due to the severity of her injuries.
“We do everything for her,” Pinkney said. “As for Nathan, I don’t like to be mean or cruel, but I’m glad the judge gave him what she gave him.”
Glasscock, who has been held at the Fayette County jail since his arrest, will soon be transferred into the state prison system, where he’ll be incarcerated for the remainder of his sentence.