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West Virginia man avoids prison in hoax to blow up Statue of Liberty
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:34pm EDT
West Virginia man avoids prison in hoax to blow up Statue of Liberty
By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK
A West Virginia man was sentenced on Monday to time served after he pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor last year that led to the evacuation of 3,200 people.
Jason Smith, 43, was spared prison but sentenced to three years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick in Manhattan, who cited among other reasons Smith's need for mental health treatment.
Smith faced up to five years in prison after pleading guilty in June to one count of conveying false and misleading information and hoaxes.
The judge said Smith, who is deaf, had gone for years without treatment for mental health issues, and was now obtaining treatment that could be derailed by his imprisonment.
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West Virginia man avoids prison in hoax to blow up Statue of Liberty
By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK
A West Virginia man was sentenced on Monday to time served after he pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor last year that led to the evacuation of 3,200 people.
Jason Smith, 43, was spared prison but sentenced to three years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick in Manhattan, who cited among other reasons Smith's need for mental health treatment.
Smith faced up to five years in prison after pleading guilty in June to one count of conveying false and misleading information and hoaxes.
The judge said Smith, who is deaf, had gone for years without treatment for mental health issues, and was now obtaining treatment that could be derailed by his imprisonment.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-crime-hoax-idUSKCN11I2HS
