Overview
- Gary Lansky, 74, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to assault with intent to murder and felonious assault for the October 2024 park attack.
- Victim Saida Mashrah told the court she still fears going outside and struggles to sleep, and she urged that Lansky remain in jail.
- Lansky apologized briefly at sentencing, and a letter from his wife asked the judge for compassion tied to his mental health treatment needs.
- Police said witnesses restrained Lansky at Ryan Park and investigators found no evidence the attack was a hate crime.
- The family has filed a $50 million civil lawsuit and is discussing a proposal dubbed Saida’s Law to add cameras at playgrounds.