Southern Colorado Man Sentenced to More Than 19 Years for Plotting to Blow Up Synagogue Details Written by Justice Department
Denver, Colorado - A Colorado man was sentenced Friday in federal court in Colorado for plotting to blow up a synagogue. Richard Holzer, 28, was sentenced to over 19 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release. Holzer previously pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and explosives charges for plotting to blow up the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado, conduct that constituted acts of domestic terrorism. Holzer told undercover FBI agents that he wanted the bombing to send a message to Jewish people that they must leave his town, “otherwise people will die.”
Man who plotted to blow up Pueblo synagogue sentenced to more than 19 years in prison
Richard Holzer, 28, made plans to blow up the Temple Emanuel synagogue, according to the Department of Justice. Author: Nate Lynn Updated: 5:51 PM MST February 26, 2021
DENVER A man who plotted to blow up a synagogue in Pueblo in 2019 has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The release said Richard Holzer, 28, was sentenced Friday to 235 months in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release.
He had pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and explosives charges for plotting to blow up the Temple Emanuel synagogue, conduct the DOJ said constituted acts of domestic terrorism.