Virginia, Hate Crime and church

Man Who Brought Gun to a Church Service Is Convicted of a Hate Crime
The man had posted threatening messages on social media and was suspected of planning a mass shooting at a Virginia church, the authorities said.
Virginia man suspected of plans to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime
A northern Virginia man who was arrested during a megachurch’s Sunday services on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting has been convicted of a hate crime, according to federal
Man ‘mad at God’ brought gun, ammo to Virginia church, feds say. Now, jury convicts him
When Jiang was interviewed by police, he denied planning to hurt the Park Valley Church’s congregants, according to an affidavit previously reviewed by McClatchy News. While speaking about the threats he posted to Instagram, he told officers that he made the posts because he was “mad at God,” “not at the church,” according to the affidavit.
Virginia man found guilty of hate crime for church shooting attempt
A Virginia man was convicted yesterday of hate crime after a shooting attempt at a church in the town of Haymarket in Prince William County.
Virginia man convicted of hate crime for attempted church shooting
A Virginia man was convicted Thursday of attempting to obstruct a church congregation’s religious practices through a violent attack, federal
Falls Church man found guilty of hate crime for threatening church members
A jury convicted a Falls Church man on Thursday for threatening a church in Haymarket and its congregants back in 2023. On the evening of Sept. 23, 2023,
Virginia man found guilty of hate crime for thwarted church shooting plot
Police began searching for the man after someone saw his threats online. He was later found at the church's entrance during Sunday services.
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Federal prosecutors say a northern Virginia man arrested during a megachurch’s Sunday services on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting has been convicted of a hate crime A ...