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Roughly after 90 minutes, McVeigh was stopped by an Oklahoma state trooper for driving a vehicle without a license plate, who then arrested him on a firearms charge. Couple of days later, he was linked and charged to bombing. His friend Terry Nichols was also arrested in Kansas and both men were indicted on murder and conspiracy charges. The case was moved to Denver where McVeigh was found guilty on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy on June 2, 1996, and, on Aug. 14, he was formally sentenced to death.On the other hand, Terry was found guity of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter but not of the use of weapon of mass destruction. Judge Richard Matsch promised leneicy to Nichols if he would cooperate to help the government learn more about the conspiracy. With his refusal, Nichols was sentenced to life time in prison. The Bombing killed 168 people - 19 of them children - and injured hundreds of surrounding areas.
