The central coast man who terrorized motorists on highway 101 by shooting marbles at them has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.That’s the sentence 54-year-old Charles Lafferty received as part of a plea deal he reached back in April in which he agreed to plead guilty to 30 counts of assault with a deadly weapon.In court Tuesday Lafferty came face to face with one of his victims who addressed the court; several others submitted letters.They wanted Lafferty and the judge to know that his actions did more than damage their cars, it impacted them emotionally as well.“The victims who choose to address the court really wanted the judge to understand it was a psychological impact not only on them but on their families, people in the community who were just afraid during this period of time to go places they needed to go to see people they needed to see because they didn't know if this person was going to strike,” said prosecutor Matt L’Heureux.For nearly a year Lafferty terrorized motorists on highway 101 through Prunedale beginning in 2019 until his arrest early last year.“This was a long very detailed investigation that the CHP put together and the community helped and they caught the right person and he's pled guilty and been sentenced for what he did so we're grateful for that,” said L'Heureux.The CHP investigated more than 70 reports of vehicles being targeted, at least six people were injured from flying glass, but Lafferty's actions rattled nerves of many who traveled through Prunedale. The stretch of road was even called "projectile alley" by locals.“Yea it was scary, it was scary we had family from the central valley that didn't come visit because they specifically did not want to drive through that area so yeah it was hard kind of scary,” said Sandy Taniguchi of Prunedale.“I could see how some people were distraught or afraid of driving by you had to drive by so where else you going to go, you can't go around,” added Ilse Cardenas, also of Prunedale.Lafferty did not address the court or his victims Tuesday, but he did tell one victim thank you when he told Lafferty he forgave him for what he did, according to prosecutor L’Heureux. After his arrest, Lafferty repeatedly told officers he fired the marbles at unsuspecting motorists, but he never said why.Who is Lafferty?The man arrested in the Central Coast highway projectiles cases has called several places in California home but just why he targeted Prunedale and San Benito County remains a mystery.Investigators in January 2020 confirmed Lafferty's permanent address is in Nipomo in San Luis Obispo County where search warrants were served. But officers say warrants in the case were also served in Monterey County, and until recently the suspect had ties to the Los Banos area.One former neighbor on Foothill Court in Los Banos was surprised to hear of Lafferty's arrest on Thursday."It's pretty shocking," said Kermitt Harris II.