Texan tied to 'boogaloo' sentenced to 50 years in prison

[Eugene]

Original reporting: Bowie County Jury finds Boogaloo extremist Aaron Swenson guilty of attempted murder of peace officer, violating Texas Hate Crimes Act (Texarkana Gazette)

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Source: Associated Press

Texan tied to ‘boogaloo’ sentenced to 50 years in prison

September 17, 2021

NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas man linked to the “boogaloo” movement who livestreamed threats to kill police was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder of a peace officer.

On Thursday, a jury in Bowie County found 38-year-old Aaron Caleb Swenson guilty of attempted capital murder of a peace officer and found that he’d violated the Texas Hate Crimes Act, the Texarkana Gazette reported. On Wednesday, before testimony began before the judge, Swenson had pleaded guilty to terroristic threatening and evading arrest.

The newspaper reported that on Friday, the jury sentenced him to 50 years in prison for attempted murder, 20 years for terroristic threatening with a hate crime enhancement and 10 years for evading arrest. Prosecutor Kelly Crisp said the terms will run concurrently.

The jury also assessed maximum fines on each of the three charges for a total of $30,000.

Swenson testified that he was trying to be killed by police in April 2020 when he made the threats and never intended to hurt anyone when he streamed on Facebook Live while driving in Texarkana, Texas, that he was searching for a police officer to kill.

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FILE - In this file image provided by the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department, Aaron Swenson is seen in his police booking photo. Swenson, linked to the "boogaloo" movement has been convicted of attempted murder of a peace officer. The Texarkana Gazette reports that 38-year-old Aaron Caleb Swenson was found guilty Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, by a jury in Bowie County. (Texarkana Police Department via AP)

[XanaDUer2]

1. Bat boy? Nt

[BigmanPigman]

8. I was thinking Dumbo.

[ret5hd]

2. Don't let him out on the yard!!!

The sombitch might fly away!!!

[RKP5637]

3. He can hear whispers! n/t

[LeftInTX]

4. Eww!!

Something is missing from this story.


More info. I still don't see attempted murder in this scenario. He made terroristic threats, which is not the same as attempted murder. He also committed numerous felony traffic and weapons violations.
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana/story/2020/jul/07/northeast-texas-man-accused-threatening-kill-police-while-live-streaming-pleads-not-guilty/833451/

[vanlassie]

5. Maybe this:

Texarkana Police Officer Jonathan Price testified that he was parked on a city street when he heard Swenson say he had “found his prey” and was turning his vehicle around.

“I realized he was talking about me,” Price said. “I put the car in drive and took off. I didn’t want to get ambushed by myself.”

[vanlassie]

6. Maybe this:

Texarkana Police Officer Jonathan Price testified that he was parked on a city street when he heard Swenson say he had “found his prey” and was turning his vehicle around.

“I realized he was talking about me,” Price said. “I put the car in drive and took off. I didn’t want to get ambushed by myself.”

[Zorro]

7. He's gotta be nicknamed Dumbo with ears like that.

[Ilsa]

9. In a few generations, his descendants will be known as Ferengi.

The have the same values: greed, suppression of women, autocratic tendencies, etc.

Star Trek fans will get it.

[CanonRay]

10. Sad he won't be able to pass along those ear genes

[texasfiddler]

11. That must have been some hearing!

[alittlelark]

12. Incest is a scourge

[GulfCoast66]

13. You said it as a joke. But my family is from that area.

Until the 60’s in the white community there was not much genetic diversity. Cousins did marry. In some families out in the real sticks they still do. Or at least breed.

Not many people settled in SW Arkansas, North East Texas and NW Louisiana. And few joined them for several generations. Fortunately my family tree includes many folks who moved in for jobs in the 30’s. The natives missed out on those jobs being mainly dirt poor sharecroppers. And I mean dirt poor. My 84 year mother remembers white kids who lived in homes with part dirt floors. My grandfather owned 80 acres and grew a 3 acre garden. Mother said he gave half what he grew to the poor ‘croppers’ families.

They did not get power till the mid-50’s. And the REA paid for that. They could not have. You know, big government.