Captain gets four years in federal prison for 2019 boat fire that killed 34 people

Prosecutors wanted a 10-year sentence for Jerry Boylan, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last November for the fatal Conception fire.

Jerry Boylan (center) leaves the new Los Angeles federal courthouse on Thursday, May 2, 2024 with investigator Mark Neer and attorney Georgina Wakefield. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

A former boat captain was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for the deaths of 34 people in a fire during a Labor Day weekend diving trip.

In a letter read al…