Ohio man who amassed guns at mall faces sentencing

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Source: Associated Press

Ohio man who amassed guns at mall faces sentencing
By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press | December 19, 2013 | Updated: December 19, 2013 1:12am

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man who prosecutors say wanted to start a race war is set for sentencing after pleading guilty to stockpiling weapons at a northern Ohio shopping mall.

Richard Schmidt of Toledo will be sentenced there Thursday in federal court.

Prosecutors say Schmidt amassed guns and ammunition and was planning to carry out assassinations against minorities. The FBI told black and Jewish leaders in Ohio and Michigan that their names were on a list kept by Schmidt.

His attorney calls the accusations "over-the-top."


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Ohio-man-who-amassed-guns-at-mall-faces-sentencing-5077462.php

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On edit: Adding updated sentencing information.

Ohio man who amassed guns at mall sentenced

By JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press December 18, 2013 Updated 7 minutes ago

TOLEDO, Ohio — A man, fearing doomsday, who stockpiled weapons and ammunition at a northern Ohio shopping mall has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison.

Prosecutors alleged Richard Schmidt of Toledo was planning to carry out a race war, but the federal judge who sentenced Schmidt on Thursday said there wasn't enough evidence to support that claim.

Schmidt's attorney said his client had the guns and other survival gear because he was preparing for a potential doomsday calamity.

Federal agents discovered the weapons at the mall where Schmidt operated a store. They also found a list that included the names of black and Jewish leaders in Ohio and Michigan.

Schmidt told the judge he never should have written the list, but added that he never intended to harm anyone.

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/12/18/3381450/ohio-man-who-amassed-guns-at-mall.html#storylink=cpy

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