On Wednesday, Mackey filed a notice of his intent to plead guilty to one of those charges, according to new court documents.
As part of the plea agreement, Mackey could face a $10,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison, rather than the 30 years he could have faced had he been found guilty on all three counts, public defender Doug Morris told the
Observer.
The federal court will decide in the coming months whether it accepts the plea deal, and if it does, sentencing is expected to take place later this year.
The FBI had been keeping a close eye on the Iron Youth since July 2019. According to federal authorities, the group adhered to the ideology laid out in
Former neo-Nazi leader who targeted Schenectady church sentenced
John C. Denton was involved in massive swatting scheme that involved Stockade congregation
Matthew Barakat, Associated Press
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In an undated image provided by the Alexandria Sheriff s Office, John Cameron Denton, 27, of Montgomery, Texas, a former leader of the Atomwaffen Division, a paramilitary neo-Nazi group. Denton was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, for his role in a “swatting” scheme whose targets included journalists, a sitting cabinet secretary and a predominantly Black church, federal prosecutors said. A progressive church in Schenectady s Stockade neighborhood was also targeted. (Alexandria Sheriff s Office via The New York Times) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. ALEXANDRIA SHERIFF S OFFICE/New York TimesShow MoreShow Less
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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
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.
Man with neo-Nazi ties gets 3 years for bogus threats, calls
MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) 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.
U.S. District Judge Liam O Grady imposed the 41-month sentence after ruling 27-year-old John Cameron Denton s actions 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.