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Yeesh.
Arkansas man planned to hang 7 mayors over Common Core and overthrow US with Christian army
A Mineral Springs man was taken back into custody after a judge ruled he was a threat to the community for mailing threatening letters to lawmakers over Common Core standards in the schools, reports Arkansas Online.
Maverick Dean Bryan, 55, has been out on bond since March 28, and faces seven counts of mailing threatening communications to mayors in seven different Arkansas cities.
According to court documents, Bryan threatened to hang the mayors of Ashdown, Hope, De Queen, Lewisville, Nashville, Prescott and Murfreesboro from the mighty oaks on their courthouse lawns if they didnt force local schools to replace the Common Core curriculum with the Bible.
Saying Bryan, has repeatedly demonstrated his unwillingness to abide by the laws concerning the possession of firearms by a convicted felon, U.S. District Judge Susan Hickey sent him back to jail on the recommendation of federals prosecutors.
Defendant has an extensive criminal history involving the possession of firearms. In addition to his three previous convictions involving firearms, Defendant has admitted that he was impermissibly in possession of a firearm on the day of his arrest, the order stated.
During depositions, Bryan admitted to placing ads in a local paper seeking $23 million to raise a Christian army to overthrow the U.S. government.
Prosecutors stated that Bryans letter also demanded that the mayors no longer honor votes cast by anyone who is homosexual, Muslim, socialist, communist, atheist, or anyone who worships a God other than Jesus Christ.
He also demanded those people be required to exit.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/arkansas-man-planned-to-hang-7-mayors-over-common-core-and-overthrow-us-with-christian-army/
Nay
(12,051 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)Meldread
(4,213 posts)Honestly, they should just take this guy--and those like him--and dump them all in Syria. Let the Holy Rollers have their Holy War and see whose deity has the bigger dick or whatever it is they like to fight about these days. Just so long as they are killing each other, I'm fine with it.
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Except for the fact that local authorities, almost assuredly conservative Christians, have throw him into the clink before he could actually harm anyone. And it appears he will be there a while.
Meanwhile ISIS for all intents and purposes controls a nation/state and have killed thousands for not following their version of Islam with the support of large portions of the population.
Beside these minor differences it is just like ISIS.
Archae
(46,344 posts)This guy though is just like those ISIS goons.
Except he's a different faith.
MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)small point.
Igel
(35,350 posts)Threatening is one thing, doing the deed is another.
pediatricmedic
(397 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)And apparently my sarcasm was totally missed by the poster.
Initech
(100,099 posts)Coventina
(27,169 posts)I always feel guilty about laughing over that.