Man Who Targeted Jews And Blacks Gets 3-year Sentence
An upstate man who wanted to target Jews and blacks for attacks was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for illegal possession of a machine gun.
Robert Shane Smith, 19, of Washington County, was investigated by a federal anti-terrorism task force after he made online threats. Prosecutors say he admitted trying repeatedly to buy fully automatic weapons and semi-automatic weapons that he intended to convert to fully automatic. His social media postings included advocating violence against minorities and “destroying the government.”
An FBI sting resulted in his arrest.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of edition of Hamodia.
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