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(142,386 posts) Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:12 AM Oct 30

Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison

Source: AP

Updated 9:34 PM EDT, October 29, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer because he was angry over an investigation into former President Donald Trump was sentenced Tuesday to nearly two years in prison.

Arthur Ray Hanson II, of Huntsville, made the phone calls just over a week before Trump and 18 others were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023 over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Federal prosecutors say Hanson left voicemails laced with profanity and racial slurs for Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat.

U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta said he found Hanson’s behavior “appalling” and that the victims’ fear was “real and legitimate.” He sentenced Hanson to serve a year and nine months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He also ordered Hanson to pay a fine of $7,500.

Hanson had pleaded guilty in June to leaving threatening phone messages. Speaking for nearly 10 minutes during Tuesday’s hearing, Hanson was tearful as he apologized to Willis and Labat.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fani-willis-sheriff-trump-investigation-threats-764fc72b749dc017ed6c010ef8c115cb

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Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 30 OP

This needs to happen more often with the results penetrating the MAGA mind set. Ligyron Oct 30 #1

Two will do but definitely, no early release! oasis Oct 30 #2

Arthur, your application to Fed U. and your life long membership in the felon club republianmushroom Oct 30 #3

Excellent more should be arrested for making threats like this! kimbutgar Oct 30 #4

Good stuff! n/t iluvtennis Oct 30 #5

Apology accepted. Now go to jail. twodogsbarking Oct 30 #6

FAFO Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 30 #7

Ligyron

(7,894 posts)

1. This needs to happen more often with the results penetrating the MAGA mind set.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:54 AM

Oct 30

Its their main weapon, threatening whoever acts against or says anything bad about their dear leader.This weapon needs to be taken away from them.
I don't know how they figured out it was this guy making the threats but that method needs to be made more widely available and used way more often and the resulting sentences published way more often.
Then this might actually act as a deterrent.