He was found guilty of consipiring to kill his family on April 15. WPTV reported that in 2014, the teen filed a claim of abuse against his parents, which was found to be false.

He then gave a classmate a note, offering $1,200 to kill his parents and stepbrother. His attorney said during the trial that the note was a joke, and that he should be sentenced to probation, according to WPTV.

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Scott Jackson (right), business service consultant for WorkSource Fulton, helps job seekers with their applications in a mobile career center at a job fair hosted by Goodwill Career Center in Atlanta. (Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC)

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