By Shayna Jacobs
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — A 21-year-old man who admitted to shooting two women during a Times Square "wilding" incident last Easter Sunday was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday.
Rayvon Guice was among 33 arrested on April 12, 2010, after hundreds of teens and young adults caused chaos in the heart of Midtown in what has apparently become an annual ritual. Four people survived gunshots. Guice was the only person charged in connection to the shootings.
When given the chance to speak at his sentencing Wednesday, 21-year-old Guice apologized to his family and to the victims, who did not appear at the sentencing.
Guice pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault charges on Jan. 6. He admitted to firing a handgun into "a crowd of at least fifteen to twenty people."
"I hope they can eventually forgive me," Guice who appeared handcuffed, in in a grey long-sleeved t-shirt and black thick-rimmed glasses. He also thanked his mother for "supporting me through this and not allowing me to become just another statistic."
A couple dozen young men were in court to show support for Guice.
"Head up, son!" one of them said as Guice was taken to the back in handcuffs.
Guice's friends began shouting and cheering in the hallway as court officers quickly ushered them to the elevators.
A couple of them flashed hand signs, including one that looked like a pistol. They posed for news photographers briefly as guards tried to keep order after the proceeding.
It is not known whether any of them were involved in the Easter melee, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg dubbed an act of "wilding."
After the incident last year, law enforcement officials, including Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. vowed to prevent a similar incident from taking place there again.
All of the indivudals arrested were initially denied plea deals.
