First of four men who hurled a rock from overpass leaving woman with brain injury and leading to hus

The first of four young men who threw a rock from a Pennsylvania interstate overpass that left an Ohio teacher with a severe brain injury has been given parole.

Keefer McGee, 19, was granted parole Wednesday by a Union County judge after serving 11 1/2 months in jail.

McGee was 17 years old in July 2014 when he and three friends threw a boulder that went through Sharon Budd's windshield as she was driving with her husband along Interstate 80.

Budd underwent numerous surgeries for her injuries and remains impaired.

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Debt paid: Keefer McGee, 19 (pictured arriving in court in April 2015), was granted parole Wednesday after serving 11 1/2 months in jail for a 2014 rock-throwing incident

Debt paid: Keefer McGee, 19 (pictured arriving in court in April 2015), was granted parole Wednesday after serving 11 1/2 months in jail for a 2014 rock-throwing incident

Randy Budd (above, with his wife Sharon in 2015) killed himself after his wife suffered brain damage when McGee and three others dropped a rock from an interstate overpass onto their car

Randy Budd (above, with his wife Sharon in 2015) killed himself after his wife suffered brain damage when McGee and three others dropped a rock from an overpass onto their car

Her husband of 33 years, Randy Budd, took his own life at his Uniontown, Ohio, home earlier this month.

Judge Michael Sholley said McGee met the terms of his sentencing in full, reported The Daily Item.

McGee had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and spent his entire sentence at the Union County Jail, where he incurred no violations and never missed a day's work or a meeting with his counselor.

The judge said the 19-year-old understands the hurt that comes from Randy Budd's suicide, but said they weren't in court to consider that.

Randy Budd, 55, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on August 6. A friend has said Randy blamed himself for his wife's suffering, wondering why he was spared from harm and she was not. 

The couple had four children - daughter Kaylee and sons Lucas, James and Joe. 

The attack in July 2014 on a central Pennsylvania highway did considerable damage to Sharon's skull and brain and caused the Ohio teacher to lose her right eye.

In January, Randy said that his wife had undergone seven major surgeries and would require constant care for the rest of her life.

'I saw him after they came home from the hospital,' Jeff Farrow said. 'He would try to wind down and just cry and cry and cry and say, "I can't believe this happened to my Sharon. Why couldn't it have been me?'''

Randy Budd (pictured with his wife, daughter and two of his sons) died on Saturday

Randy Budd (pictured with his wife, daughter and two of his sons) died on Saturday

Four Pennsylvania teenagers, among them Keefer McGee, pleaded guilty or no contest to various offenses for participating in the dead-of-night attack on a remote stretch of Interstate 80.

The young men, who were 17 and 18 years old at the time of the attack, were given minimum sentences of a year to four and a half years behind bars. 

Dylan Lahr, 18, and Tyler Porter, 19, are still serving time in jail after being sentenced in September of last year.

Lahr, who dropped the rock, must serve at least four and a half years, while Porter must serve a year and 10 months. 

Brett Lahr, Dylan's 20-year-old brother, was previously jailed for at least 18 months after pleading no contest to a conspiracy charge.

 A friend recalled how deeply devoted Randy Budd (above, with Sharon in October 2014) was to his wife of 33 years, and how difficult it was for him to see her suffer

 A friend recalled how deeply devoted Randy Budd (above, with Sharon in October 2014) was to his wife of 33 years, and how difficult it was for him to see her suffer

Sharon and Randy Budd are pictured celebrating his 30th anniversary before she sustained the horrific, life-changing injuries

Sharon and Randy Budd are pictured celebrating his 30th anniversary before she sustained the horrific, life-changing injuries

Sharon Budd (right) is pictured with her son Lucas, who served in the U.S. Army 

Sharon Budd (right) is pictured with her son Lucas, who served in the U.S. Army 

The prosecutor in the case, Union County District Attorney Pete Johnson, told Pennlive.com earlier this month that he sees a link between the rock attack and Randy's death inside his home in Uniontown, Ohio.

'Randy Budd did not die from a gunshot,' Johnson said. 'He died when those kids threw a rock through his windshield.'  

Police said the rock throwing was part of a day of troublemaking that included stealing steaks, breaking a neighbor's window and driving through a cornfield.

Sharon was a front-seat passenger in an SUV driven by their daughter, on their way to see a show in New York, when the rock crashed through the windshield.

At a sentencing last summer, Sharon, who taught language arts at a middle school, said her 'heart went out' to the defendants.

Dylan Lahr, 18, dropped the rock Tyler Porter, 19 Keefer McGee, 18

Dylan Lahr, 18 (left), who dropped the rock, Tyler Porter, 19 (center), and Keefer McGee, 18 (right), have been jailed for the crime along with Dylan's 20-year-old brother Brett

Sharon attended court on the day the teenagers were sentenced (pictured) saying she felt 'sorry for them' as they asked for her forgiveness

Sharon attended court on the day the teenagers were sentenced (pictured) saying she felt 'sorry for them' as they asked for her forgiveness

'I think back to when I was 17, I didn't always make the best decisions,' she said.

Jeff Farrow said he never heard Randy criticize the defendants.

'He truly loved everybody,' Farrow said. 'He never said anything ill about those kids, never ever, to me. I never met such a positive man. All he wanted was for Sharon to get better.' 

If you need to speak to a counselor, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-(800) 273-8255 or visit the website. 

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