Texas man with neo-Nazi ties gets 3 years for bogus threats, calls
John Cameron Denton targeted family of journalist who exposed him as an Atomwaffen Division leader
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This undated file photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff s Office shows John Cameron Denton, founder and former leader of a neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division. (Alexandria Sheriff s Office via AP, File) (Alexandria Sheriff s Office)
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A former neo-Nazi leader was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to target a Black church, a Cabinet member and more than 100 others with bogus bomb threats and 911 calls.
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A former leader of a violent neo-Nazi group was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison for swatting calls aimed at a historically Black church, an Islamic center, a Virginia university, a former U.S. Cabinet member and journalists around the country.
John Cameron Denton, 27, was the Texas leader of the Atomwaffen Division when the group made at least 134 swatting calls between October 2018 and February 2019, according to the Department of Justice. The false calls, claiming that someone was in imminent danger, directed first responders to respond to the location of the third party.
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Mesquite police kill a mentally ill man, a Neo-Nazi gets prison time, and a Wild West-style shootout breaks out at a Grapevine 7-Eleven.
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Mesquite Police Kill Man With History of Mental Illness. Police responding to a 911 call and an alleged assault were confronted by Ashton Pinke, 27, who they say charged at officers wielding a knife and club. Rather than using their top-notch training to tase or disarm the man, they shot and killed him. Pinke’s family says Pinke had a history of mental illness.
Neo-Nazi Gets Prison Time for ‘Swatting Call.’ John Cameron Denton, 27, participated in a nationwide, racist harassment campaign that prosecutors say is linked to several murders. In November 2018, Denton placed a call to 911 in which he claimed to have a pipe bomb and was going to attack Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington. It turned out to be a “swatting call,” in which perpetrators m
Man with neo-Nazi ties gets 3 years for bogus threats, calls (FILE) (Source: Gray Television) By Associated Press | May 4, 2021 at 12:13 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 6:19 PM
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) A former neo-Nazi leader has been sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to target a Black church, a Cabinet member and more than 100 others with bogus bomb threats and 911 calls.
A judge in Alexandria, Virginia, imposed the 41-month sentence after ruling the actions of 27-year-old John Cameron Denton of Montgomery, Texas, should be considered a hate crime.
The sentence was less than the 5-year term sought by prosecutors but more than the 18-month sentence sought by Denton’s attorney.
Neo-Nazi who played role in ‘swatting’ plot that targeted Arlington mosque gets prison time
John Cameron Denton, 27, of the Houston area will spend more than three years in federal prison for taking part in a nationwide harassment campaign against minorities and others that involved calling in bomb and mass murder threats.
Dar El-Eman Islamic Center on Mansfield Road in Arlington.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
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Police officers were speaking to the congregation at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington during a family-night event when panic swept across the gathering.
Someone had called 911 from a blocked number claiming to have a pipe bomb. The caller said he was going to kill everyone inside the mosque during the November 2018 incident. The bomb threat turned out to be a “swatting call” a dangerous form of harassment intended to get police SWAT units to respond to a target’s location.