Man sentenced 75 years for bomb threats, extortion
March 12, 2021
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A California man accused of making online threats to bomb two suburban Indianapolis high schools in addition to a slew of other crimes was sentenced Friday by a federal judge to 75 years in prison.
Buster Hernandez, 30, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty last year to coercion and enticement of a minor, production of child pornography, and threats to kill, kidnap and injure minors.
Hernandez used the alias “Brian Kil” online in making threats targeting a teen girl in Plainfield, Indiana in late 2015, prosecutors alleged. His actions expanded into bomb threats that closed two high schools on Dec. 17, 2015, a Plainfield Walmart on Dec. 20, 2015, and the Shops at Perry Crossing in Plainfield the same day.
Mar 12, 2021 / 10:22 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) A 29-year-old man who pleaded guilty to terrorizing underage girls in central Indiana was sentenced Friday to 75 years in prison.
Buster “Brian Kil” Hernandez initially faced with 40 federal charges. The Bakersfield, California, man could have been sentenced to life in prison. In addition to the sentence, Hernandez must also serve a lifetime of supervised release after his imprisonment.
Hernandez was initially charged in August 2017 with eight counts of production of child pornography; three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor; five counts of distributing and receiving child pornography; four counts of threats to use explosive devices; a count of threats and extortion; 10 counts of threats to kill, kidnap and injure: six counts of witness tampering; a count of obstruction of justice; and two counts of retaliating against a witness or victim.
A California man who federal prosecutors said derived sexual pleasure from psychologically torturing children because of his crimes extorting minors in the Indianapolis area was sentenced Friday to 75 years in prison.
Buster Hernandez, 30, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty in federal court last year to 41 counts, including coercion and enticement of a minor, production of child pornography and threats to kill, kidnap and injure, according to court documents. He took what was supposed to be the most pivotal years from my life. He stole them, he tried to destroy me, diminish me, and almost succeeded, one of the young victims said during his sentencing hearing Friday. At the end of the day there are wounds that will never heal and psychological damage and trauma that will haunt me to my grave.