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Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Tree of Life Trial

U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs
Article Source: U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs

Article Source: U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs

Emergency responders outside the Tree of Life Synogague, Pittsburgh, after a mass shooter killed 11 congregants in Oct. 2018 - Jared Wickerham via The New York Times screenshot
  • West Virginia man Hardy Carroll Lloyd pleaded guilty to obstructing the due administration of justice by threatening jurors and witnesses involved in the federal hate crimes trial of Robert Bowers, the mass shooter at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
  • Lloyd, a self-proclaimed “reverend” of a white supremacy movement, distributed threats through various online platforms during the trial, intentionally targeting the jury and government witnesses due to their Jewish religion.
  • If the court accepts the plea agreement, Lloyd will be sentenced to 78 months in prison, which is expected to be at the highest end of the sentencing range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.  Read More

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