A Georgia man will spend the next 10 years behind bars for a decade-old crash that took the lives of two teenagers, a judge ruled Wednesday.

In August, Anthony James "A.J." Scott, 36, was convicted by a Carroll County jury on five of the six counts against him, including two counts of serious injury by vehicle and one count each of homicide in the second degree by vehicle , speeding, and reckless driving .

That conviction saw Scott lose his job as mayor of Buchanan – a tiny town located roughly 55 miles due west of Atlanta.

Now, the former mayor will lose his freedom. During a sentencing hearing that was equal parts accusatory and conciliatory, Coweta Superior Court Judge Erica Tisinger sentenced the defendant to 20 years, with half of that sentence to be served in state prison.

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