Man who pointed gun at Delaware rally gets 4 years in prison
Source: Associated Press
Man who pointed gun at Delaware rally gets 4 years in prison
February 22, 2022
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Dover man who pointed a gun at counterprotesters during a 2020 campaign rally for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate was sentenced Friday to four years in prison, the Delaware Department of Justice said.
Michael Hastings was convicted in September of first-degree reckless endangering and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony for pointing a gun at a group protesters while attending a Lauren Witzke rally. After Hastings’ appeals were denied, Superior Court Judge Diane Clarke Streett sentenced him to three years in prison for the weapons crime and one year for reckless endangerment, the News Journal reported.
The incident, which was caught on video by a protester, happened during a September 2020 rally in Wilmington. Witzke, who condemned the behavior, later lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Chris Coons.
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