EVERETT, Wash. (AP) A suburban Seattle man was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for threatening to shoot Black customers at grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, and at businesses in other states.
SEATTLE (AP) A suburban Seattle man accused of threatening to shoot Black customers at grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, and at businesses in other states, has pleaded guilty to making interstate threats and the hate crime of interference with a federally protected activity.
Joey George, 37, admitted he made phone calls threatening to shoot Black customers at grocery stores in Buffalo, restaurants in California and Connecticut, and a marijuana dispensary in Maryland.
U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said Joey George of Lynnwood pleaded guilty Monday. Brown said as part of a plea agreement George admitted he made threatening phone calls.