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AdvertisementBy The Virginian-PilotJul 14, 2020 at 5:10 pmA former leader of a white supremacist group pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to his role in a fake bomb threat at Old Dominion University that led to school officials closing the campus for several hours.While pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to make interstate threats, John Cameron Denton agreed with a federal judge in Alexandria that he had “expressed white supremacist views” and was “motivated by racial animus,” according .AdvertisementCourt documents say Denton, 26, of Montgomery, Texas, conspired with several others including , 19, to make “swatting” calls targeting the university, journalists, Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria and an unspecified U.S. cabinet official living in Northern Virginia.Swatting is a harassment tactic in which people report fake emergencies to dispatchers to draw a large police response that often includes a department’s emergency response team — or SWAT.Advertisement“Swatting is a dangerous act with potentially tragic consequences,” G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said in a news release. “Sending law enforcement and emergency responders rushing to an individual’s home, business, or place of worship, in an effort to target individuals because of their race or religious affiliation or simply to create chaos shows both criminal behavior and a complete disregard for public safety.”The, brought the campus to a halt with university officials alerting students and staff of the bomb threat via text and email early in the morning.Classes were canceled, dining halls were closed and students were not allowed to leave their dorms until 4 p.m. after the campus was given the “all clear.”The group was involved in another swatting incident at the university a few days later on Dec. 4, 2018, according to court documents.Court documents say one of Denton’s co-conspirators, Kelley, was the one who suggested targeting the university.According to court documents, Denton is the former leader of the Atomwaffen Division in Texas.As it happensGet updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. &gt; His group conspired from October 2018 through at least April 2019 to make the “swatting” calls, according to the news release.Court documents say Denton, who is also known online as “Rape” and “Tormenter,” chose at least two targets to “swat” including the New York City office of ProPublica and an investigative journalist who worked with ProPublica.AdvertisementDenton was said to have chosen the targets because he was angry with the, according to court documents.While under investigation, Denton unknowingly met with an undercover law enforcement officer at his home and confessed to making harassing calls.Denton said he thought it could be good for Atomwaffen Division if he was “raided” for the calls because it was a “top tier crime,” according to the news release.He will face a maximum sentence of five years in prison at his sentencing slated for Nov. 17, but actual sentences for federal crimes are usually less than the maximum penalties.Jessica Nolte, 757-247-4513, jnolte@dailypress.com Advertisement

AdvertisementBy The Virginian-PilotJul 14, 2020 at 5:10 pmA former leader of a white supremacist group pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to his role in a fake bomb threat at Old Dominion University that led to school officials closing the campus for several hours.While pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to make interstate threats, John Cameron Denton agreed with a federal judge in Alexandria that he had “expressed white supremacist views” and was “motivated by racial animus,” according .AdvertisementCourt documents say Denton, 26, of Montgomery, Texas, conspired with several...

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