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He thought what they were doing and how they were conducting themselves was in a safe manner, and obviously that’s not true." Thomas' family did not give a victim impact statement, as Assistant Attorney General Chris Kessel said they are not in a place where they can be in court to participate in the proceedings. Thomas, 5, Peterson and Marken are charged with both involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder. Cooper’s death." During the last day of the preliminary examination in February, Judge Maureen McGinnis of Troy's 52-4 District Court cited the importance of former employees’ testimony that their concerns about safety and grounding straps were brushed aside by Peterson, Marken and Mosteller. He was sentenced to 19 months to 15 years in prison and was taken into custody at the end of the hearing.