Post by Greg55_99 on Feb 27, 2023 19:28:30 GMT
Nice guy..
A 46-year-old Montana man who served jail time for beheading a dog may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted on hate crime and weapons charges for firing an assault rifle into the home of a lesbian to “rid the town” of gays and lesbians.
Following a four-day trial, a federal jury found John Russell Howald guilty of hate crime acts and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
“This defendant is being held accountable for attempting to violently eliminate the entire LGBTQ community in a small Montana town,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said.
Following a four-day trial, a federal jury found John Russell Howald guilty of hate crime acts and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
“This defendant is being held accountable for attempting to violently eliminate the entire LGBTQ community in a small Montana town,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said.
lawandcrime.com/crime/man-previously-convicted-of-beheaded-dog-faces-possible-life-sentence-for-attempting-to-violently-eliminate-the-entire-lgbtq-community-in-montana-town/amp/
Damn shame what he did to that dog...
Greg
