Ryan Grantham
Life sentence for ex-child star
Ryan Grantham faces a minimum of 14 years in prison.
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“Riverdale” actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison. He shot his mother.
Former “Riverdale” and “Greg’s Diary” actor Ryan Grantham, 24, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Canada. This is reported, among other things, by the US industry portal “Deadline”. He has no chance of parole for 14 years. The 24-year-old shot his mother in March 2020.
Ryan Grantham is jailed for second-degree murder
The second-degree murder verdict was handed down in Vancouver by British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Ker, according to Deadline. According to the CBC, second-degree murder in Canada automatically carries a life sentence. The verdict was about how long Grantham would have to wait before he could apply for parole.
Actor turned himself in
Grantham turned himself in to police shortly after he shot his 64-year-old mother at the family home in Squamish, north of Vancouver, on March 31, 2020. The trial began in June 2022, and the former actor is said to have pleaded guilty. According to media reports, he sought psychiatric help in prison.
Grantham, who began his acting career in 2007, played Jeffery Augustine on the fourth season of Riverdale in 2019. He also appeared in the 2010 film Greg’s Diary: Surrounded by Idiots! as well as in “Supernatural” and “iZombie” among others.
Sources used: deadline.com, cbc.ca