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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 6:10:37 AM
Utah man sentenced to prison for shooting at synagogue
Macon Openshaw
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Hate crime » Macon Michael Openshaw will serve 60 months in federal prison.
The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jul 15 2014 05:02 pm • Updated 6 hours ago
A Cottonwood area man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 60 months in federal prison for a hate-motivated attack at a Salt Lake City synagogue and for two unlawful gun possession charges.
Macon Michael Openshaw, 22, also was ordered to pay $1,969 in restitution to the Congregation Kol Ami synagogue for damage he caused in 2012. He must serve three years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
In April, Openshaw pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to the civil rights violation of damaging the synagogue and to the gun charges.
Judge Tena Campbell on Tuesday sentenced Openshaw to the maximum possible prison time.
As part of his plea, Openshaw admitted to firing three rounds from a .22-caliber handgun at the synagogue. There was no one inside at the time, but the bullets broke windows and damaged the building, according to court documents.
Openshaw said he shot the synagogue because of its religious character, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Openshaw also admitted to possessing a handgun with a destroyed serial number, which was the same handgun he used to shoot the synagogue. He also admitted to possessing several firearms and ammunition while he was subject to a protective order.
"Every person living in Utah has the right to be free from intimidating and threatening conduct," said Acting U.S. Attorney Carlie Christensen for the District of Utah. "The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Utah has a strong history of prosecuting those who violate the civil rights of others in our communities."
Copyright 2014 The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58187927-78/synagogue-openshaw-prison-utah.html.csp [with comments]
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White Supremacist Arrested For Shooting Salt Lake City Synagogue
November 1, 2013
On October 30, a federal grand jury indicted white supremacist, Macon Michael Openshaw, 21, on charges related to an early 2012 incident in which he allegedly defaced and damaged the Kol Ami synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The indictment alleges that Openshaw, of Salt Lake City, was motivated by hate when he fired several rounds at the synagogue, breaking windows and damaging the building. Authorities charged Openshaw with a civil rights violation and several gun possession crimes. He has pleaded not guilty.
On Stormfront, a white supremacist on-line forum, Openshaw claimed membership in a local racist skinhead crew. He also claimed allegiance to the now-defunct Vinland Folk Patriots whose mission, according to their Web site, was to awaken the white race “to the detrimental and ultimately catastrophic reality of racial extinction.”
In his prolific on-line presence, Openshaw uses the numeric symbols 14 and 88. The 14 refers to the “14 words,” a white supremacist mantra about preserving the white race and “88” signifies the eighth letter of the alphabet, “HH,” which stands for “Heil Hitler.” He also uses SWP, a common acronym used by racists to signify “Supreme White Power.” Additionally, Openshaw has subscribed to many white supremacist videos on YouTube.
On the white supremacist social networking Web site Newsaxon, Openshaw praised the Aryan Brotherhood’s use of violence. He also wrote,“this is a war, the goal, death to zog. even if it means getting dirty.” ZOG is a white supremacist acronym for Zionist Occupied Government.
Openshaw has a criminal history, which includes possession of a deadly weapon.
© 2013 Anti-Defamation League
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Macon Openshaw
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Hate crime » Macon Michael Openshaw will serve 60 months in federal prison.
The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jul 15 2014 05:02 pm • Updated 6 hours ago
A Cottonwood area man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 60 months in federal prison for a hate-motivated attack at a Salt Lake City synagogue and for two unlawful gun possession charges.
Macon Michael Openshaw, 22, also was ordered to pay $1,969 in restitution to the Congregation Kol Ami synagogue for damage he caused in 2012. He must serve three years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
In April, Openshaw pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to the civil rights violation of damaging the synagogue and to the gun charges.
Judge Tena Campbell on Tuesday sentenced Openshaw to the maximum possible prison time.
As part of his plea, Openshaw admitted to firing three rounds from a .22-caliber handgun at the synagogue. There was no one inside at the time, but the bullets broke windows and damaged the building, according to court documents.
Openshaw said he shot the synagogue because of its religious character, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Openshaw also admitted to possessing a handgun with a destroyed serial number, which was the same handgun he used to shoot the synagogue. He also admitted to possessing several firearms and ammunition while he was subject to a protective order.
"Every person living in Utah has the right to be free from intimidating and threatening conduct," said Acting U.S. Attorney Carlie Christensen for the District of Utah. "The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Utah has a strong history of prosecuting those who violate the civil rights of others in our communities."
Copyright 2014 The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58187927-78/synagogue-openshaw-prison-utah.html.csp [with comments]
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White Supremacist Arrested For Shooting Salt Lake City Synagogue
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November 1, 2013
On October 30, a federal grand jury indicted white supremacist, Macon Michael Openshaw, 21, on charges related to an early 2012 incident in which he allegedly defaced and damaged the Kol Ami synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The indictment alleges that Openshaw, of Salt Lake City, was motivated by hate when he fired several rounds at the synagogue, breaking windows and damaging the building. Authorities charged Openshaw with a civil rights violation and several gun possession crimes. He has pleaded not guilty.
On Stormfront, a white supremacist on-line forum, Openshaw claimed membership in a local racist skinhead crew. He also claimed allegiance to the now-defunct Vinland Folk Patriots whose mission, according to their Web site, was to awaken the white race “to the detrimental and ultimately catastrophic reality of racial extinction.”
In his prolific on-line presence, Openshaw uses the numeric symbols 14 and 88. The 14 refers to the “14 words,” a white supremacist mantra about preserving the white race and “88” signifies the eighth letter of the alphabet, “HH,” which stands for “Heil Hitler.” He also uses SWP, a common acronym used by racists to signify “Supreme White Power.” Additionally, Openshaw has subscribed to many white supremacist videos on YouTube.
On the white supremacist social networking Web site Newsaxon, Openshaw praised the Aryan Brotherhood’s use of violence. He also wrote,“this is a war, the goal, death to zog. even if it means getting dirty.” ZOG is a white supremacist acronym for Zionist Occupied Government.
Openshaw has a criminal history, which includes possession of a deadly weapon.
© 2013 Anti-Defamation League
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