For killing a woman and two children over a Facebook post, a man was sentenced to 375 years in prison.

After growing furious over a Facebook remark, a New Jersey man was imprisoned for brutally murdering three people and attempting to kill three others.

Following a 10-day jury trial, Jeremy Arrington, 32, was sentenced to 375 years in prison for the murders of Ariel Little Whitehurst, 7, Al-Jahon Whitehurst, 11, and Syasia McBurroughs, 23, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

According to New Jersey law, the penalty is the equivalent of three life sentences to be served consecutively, plus an extra 50-year sentence for each of the three counts of attempted murder.

Arrington will be available for parole in 281 years under the state's "No Early Release Act," which requires offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence.

"Justice has been served," stated Justin Edwab, Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor. "For the heinous atrocities he perpetrated on November 5, 2016, this defendant is pure evil and definitely deserves all 375 years in New Jersey State Prison." These families have been waiting for this moment for nearly five years, and we are all grateful for this sentencing."

As previously reported, Arrington was accused of storming into a Newark residence with a loaded gun on Nov. 5, 2016, and taking six people hostage. According to authorities, his prisoners included the Whitehurst children and McBurroughs, as well as the children's then-29-year-old mother and her 13-year-old twin siblings.

Arrington bound the victims and began torturing them with "kitchen knives stabbings."
There were nine individuals in the house at the time, which belonged to the Whitehurst victims' grandmother.

According to the prosecutor's office, "Police were able to respond because a young girl with autism, who is unconnected to the family and was simply visiting, fled and called for help from her phone in a closet."

Before first responders arrived on the site, Arrington had disappeared.

The Whitehurst children died at the University Hospital after suffering severe stab wounds, while McBurroughs was shot and proclaimed dead on the scene.

The Whitehursts' mother and her male and female twin siblings were also stabbed but survived the incident.

According to the prosecutor's office, Arrington was captured the next day at a Pomona Avenue apartment, where he barricaded himself and claimed to have a captive. His assertions were shown to be untrue, and he was arrested shortly after.

Arrington started the violent attacks "after being upset over a Facebook comment," according to prosecutors.

In 2016, then-acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray said, "It appears that someone in the house may have posted the media account of Mr. Arrington's being wanted on a social media platform, and it appears that that's part of the motivation, at least, for him going to the house on Saturday."

According to NBC News, Arrington believed one of the victims shared a police social media alert naming him as a suspect in a previous gunshot and sexual assault.

Arrington was found guilty of 28 criminal crimes, including three murders and three attempted murders. Burglary, criminal restraint, unlawful possession of a pistol, unlawful possession of a knife, and unlawful possession of a handgun and a knife for an unlawful purpose were among the other accusations.

According to the prosecutor's office, Assistant Prosecutor Edwab demanded six consecutive life sentences for Arrington, citing the defendant's significant criminal history, which included 10 arrests between 2006 and 2016. On the day of the murders, Arrington had four felony convictions and three different pending accusations.

According to NBC News, jurors deliberated for less than two hours before reaching a decision.

"While nothing can bring Ariel, Al-Jahon, or Syasia back, we hope that today's sentencing brings some peace to their families," Assistant Prosecutor Chelsea Coleman said.

According to NBC News, Arrington's crimes were "probably the most horrible, sadistic, cruel, and evil killings this county has ever seen" during his sentence.