Another terrorist convicted in civilian court
Funny how the media doesn’t seem to cover domestic terrorists — let alone when one actually is a convicted!
A jury quickly convicted a man accused of attempting to overthrow the West Virginia state government, MetroNews reported.
Thomas David Deegan, 39, was found guilty on one count of making a terrorist threat on Friday, after the 12-member jury deliberated for only an hour. He faces 1 to 3 years in prison and a fine of $5,000 to $25,000 when he is sentenced, in April.
Deegan, who represented himself in court, was accused of the plot, which he spoke about in a conference call that was recorded in September.
“The conversation was the actual crime itself,” prosecutor Jason Wharton told MetroNews. “The jury was able to hear the entirety of the conference call as well as some recordings from the regional jail and some other testimony.”
He told participants on the call to shoot anyone who resists them.
He said on the call that he wanted to bring a large number of people to the West Virginia capitol building in Charleston and overtake the building. Deegan denied the charges.
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By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
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CHOCOL8MILK March 18th, 2016 at 18:59
He’s too pale and not a Muslim = no press coverage, doesn’t help the Islamophobia movement.
anothertoothpick March 18th, 2016 at 18:59
He started a revolution, and nobody showed up.
CHOCOL8MILK March 18th, 2016 at 19:01
Seems like a Cliven Bundy copycat/fan.
Mike March 18th, 2016 at 19:01
OK, you take over the Capital Building…then what…???
Let me guess…escape by helicopter supplied by feds
whatthe46 March 18th, 2016 at 19:32
or hold it down for a couple of weeks and receive a boat load of dildos.
rg9rts March 18th, 2016 at 19:31
You can’t make this up
Suzanne McFly March 18th, 2016 at 20:12
Gotta love how he feels he can represent himself in court, there is some other white guy who has a uuuuuge ego and is on the national stage. I guess they have two things in common, they wrongly believe they know more than anyone else, and they both think they can overtake the government.
Gina Bousquet March 18th, 2016 at 20:52
A one man coup! And he gets only three years max?
whatthe46 March 18th, 2016 at 21:18
i don’t like that sentence either. damnit. he didn’t have pot on him. that would have given him at least 10 -20. damn shame right?
Gina Bousquet March 18th, 2016 at 21:30
So right! Pot is nothing, what he stupidly tried is serious enough. :)
mistlesuede March 19th, 2016 at 01:03
Send him to Guantanamo since it’s not going to be closed no matter how hard PO tries to.
Tommie March 19th, 2016 at 01:24
He is the right color, Whites aren’t terrorist, only Brown and Black people!
jybarz March 19th, 2016 at 05:19
Well, 3y is not long of course, but if he is going to be someone’s bitch for that long I think it’s worth it just to listen how he farts when he gets out.
bpollen March 19th, 2016 at 07:24
There goes his shot at being one of Cruz’s foreign policy advisers.
William March 19th, 2016 at 09:16
He don’t look like no Moos-lim to me.