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Colorado man faces new charges for plotting to bomb synagogue
Source: Reuters
U.S. NOVEMBER 22, 2019 / 5:22 PM / UPDATED 14 HOURS AGO
Colorado man faces new charges for plotting to bomb synagogue
Keith Coffman
3 MIN READ
DENVER (Reuters) - An avowed white supremacist being held without bond for plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue this month has been indicted on additional charges of attempted arson and using explosives to commit a felony, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
The two additional charges against Richard Holzer, 27, on top of an earlier count of attempting to obstruct religious services by force, could send him to prison for 50 years, U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn said in a statement.
Holzer was arrested on Nov. 4 after an undercover sting by FBI agents, who said he plotted to bomb the Temple Emanuel synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. The temple, built in 1900, is the second oldest synagogue in the state and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Colorado Federal Public Defender’s Office, which represents Holzer, declined to comment.
Hate crimes in the United States jumped by 17 percent and anti-Jewish attacks spiked 37 percent in 2017, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to the FBI.
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Colorado man faces new charges for plotting to bomb synagogue
Keith Coffman
3 MIN READ
DENVER (Reuters) - An avowed white supremacist being held without bond for plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue this month has been indicted on additional charges of attempted arson and using explosives to commit a felony, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
The two additional charges against Richard Holzer, 27, on top of an earlier count of attempting to obstruct religious services by force, could send him to prison for 50 years, U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn said in a statement.
Holzer was arrested on Nov. 4 after an undercover sting by FBI agents, who said he plotted to bomb the Temple Emanuel synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado. The temple, built in 1900, is the second oldest synagogue in the state and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Colorado Federal Public Defender’s Office, which represents Holzer, declined to comment.
Hate crimes in the United States jumped by 17 percent and anti-Jewish attacks spiked 37 percent in 2017, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to the FBI.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-crime/colorado-man-faces-new-charges-for-plotting-to-bomb-synagogue-idUSKBN1XW2BR