WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge sentenced Zachary Charles Newell, 26, to two years in federal prison for communicating online threats.Newell threatened to "shoot up" a preschool and murder "black babies" on YouTube. He pleaded guilty to the charges.
"Inmate Newell threatened to become the next school shooter-at a preschool no less. Targeting babies for murder-simply because of the color of their skin-is disgusting and unacceptable in civilized society. The FBI quickly responded, preventing a shooting and brought a dangerous man to justice," said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle.
According to court docu...