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marmar

(77,081 posts)
Fri Jul 8, 2022, 10:56 AM Jul 2022

Florida man sentenced to probation for threat to kill Rep. Omar



(NBC News) A Florida man who threatened to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar, writing that she was on a "hit list," was sentenced to probation, according to court records.

David Hannon, 67, of Sarasota, was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation and fined $7,000 in connection with the threat, which was emailed in 2019.

In the email, Hannon, who was a supporter of former President Donald Trump, called Omar, D-Minn., a "radical Muslim," threatened "mass assassinations" of what he called "radicals" and said Omar was on a "hit list," according to court documents.

The email also said Omar and three other members of Congress would die. ..........(more)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-sentenced-probation-threat-kill-rep-omar-rcna37227





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Florida man sentenced to probation for threat to kill Rep. Omar (Original Post) marmar Jul 2022 OP
weak judge or law Tetrachloride Jul 2022 #1
Floriduh strikes again BlueBloodedAmerican Jul 2022 #2
Well that'll send a stern warning to all the other wannabes that you can threaten with impunity MagickMuffin Jul 2022 #3
she should file a civil suit. mopinko Jul 2022 #4
+1 2naSalit Jul 2022 #5

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)
3. Well that'll send a stern warning to all the other wannabes that you can threaten with impunity
Fri Jul 8, 2022, 11:06 AM
Jul 2022


I guess this is where we are as a Nation. Judges get the deciding factor in all things. The last word.


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