A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday on charges he threatened the jury and witnesses involved in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers.
A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018.A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday on charges he threatened the jury and witnesses involved inHardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, called himself the "reverend" of a white supremacy movement and began commenting online about the Bowers trial, making threatening posts, website comments and emails toward the jury and witnesses, federal prosecutors said.
Among the posts Lloyd is accused of making was the threat, "Remember, jurors, we WILL be watching and we WILL be taking pictures of ALL cars and people who leave the courthouse," according to an affidavit. His posts continued to grow more violent throughout the trial and death penalty phase, calling for attacks on Jewish people and the city of Pittsburgh, according to the affidavit.
Lloyd also placed or had others place stickers in predominantly Jewish areas of Pittsburgh, directing people to the website containing his threats and antisemitic messages. "Jury trials are a hallmark of the American justice system and attempts to intimidate witnesses or jurors will be met with a strong response," U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said in a statement. "The use of hateful threats in an effort to undermine a trial is especially troubling."
Lloyd is charged with obstruction of the due administration of justice, transmitting threats in interstate and foreign commerce and witness tampering. He faces up to 10 years in prison for the obstruction charge, up to five years for the threats charge, and up to 20 in prison for the tampering charge.
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