MOUNT CLEMENS (WWJ) -- A man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager in a high-profile murder case in Macomb County will never have the chance at parole.
Ihab Masalmani was 17-years-old when he was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Matthew Landry, who was abducted from an Eastpointe sub shop in 2009 and tortured before he was killed.
Masalmani then went on a violent crime-spree, using Landry’s car as the getaway vehicle, until he was captured by police three days later.
In October of 2014, Judge Druzinski conducted a lengthy resentencing hearing and found that Masalmani met the factors necessary for his original sentence. Masalmani appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the life-without-parole sentence in 2016.
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The denial of the petition by the Supreme Court yesterday means the decision of the Court of Appeals stands as the final decision in the case.
Masalmani, now 29, will remain in prison for the rest of his life, without the opportunity for parole.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido applauded the court’s decision, thanking the judges involved, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court for “recognizing the depravity of these crimes and fashioning the appropriate sentence for this convicted murderer.”