Norwegian Teen Sentenced to 20 Years in UK Murder Plot

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, a 19-year-old Norwegian, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on October 16 after a jury convicted him of conspiracy to murder in a plot disrupted in Huddersfield. He must serve at least 13 years in custody. The sentence was imposed at Woolwich Crown Court, following his conviction at the Old Bailey in July 2026 after an earlier trial ended without a verdict. Police arrested Natland at a hotel in Huddersfield on March 19, 2025, and recovered a semiautomatic pistol, a revolver and ammunition. He had travelled to Britain from Norway two days earlier. The plot was stopped before anyone was injured. Natland admitted possessing the firearms and ammunition but denied conspiring to murder. During the trial, he said he had not intended to carry out the killing and had considered shooting himself in the foot to avoid it. The jury found him guilty. He also received a five-year sentence for the firearms offences, which will run concurrently with the 20-year term, according to the sentencing account. Prosecutors said Natland was recruited online and offered €25,000 to kill an unidentified person. They described the alleged recruitment as connected to the Foxtrot...