Wednesday sentencing set for New Middletown man convicted of JCC threat
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New Middletown man sentenced for threatening Youngstown Jewish Community Center
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Man who threatened Jewish community center pleads guilty
May 28, 2021
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) A man who threatened an Ohio Jewish community center in a video that authorities say showed him shooting a semi-automatic rifle has pleaded guilty to charges, prosecutors said.
James Reardon, 22, entered pleas on Wednesday in federal court in Youngstown to transmitting a threatening communication and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Police and members of an FBI task force raided Reardon’s home in New Middletown in August 2019 and found firearms, a submachine gun and “numerous” items of World War II Nazi propaganda, authorities said. Reardon arrived home during the search and was arrested.
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An Ohio man pleaded guilty to threatening a Jewish Community Center. (Shutterstock)
YOUNGSTOWN, OH An Ohio man pleaded guilty to threatening a Jewish Community Center this week, the Department of Justice announced.
James P. Reardon, 22, of New Middletown, faced charges of transmitting a threatening communication and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Reardon is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 22, 2021. A federal district court judge will determine a sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
In August 2019, New Middletown police contacted the FBI about a video shared on Instagram. In the video, Reardon holds an assault rifle while audio of gunshots, sirens and people screaming plays in the background, court documents said.