{"id":29496,"date":"2017-02-16T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T01:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=29496"},"modified":"2017-02-17T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:47:09","slug":"man-convicted-of-trying-to-hire-someone-to-burn-down-a-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=29496","title":{"rendered":"Man Convicted of Trying to Hire Someone to Burn Down a Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>TENNESSEE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PM8vVGlKAVw?ecver=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A federal jury Thursday convicted a former right-wing Congressional candidate from Tennessee of someone to burn down a mosque in Islamberg, a hamlet in Hancock, New York, officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29497\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29497 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Robert-Duggart-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Duggart\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Robert-Duggart-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Robert-Duggart.jpg 523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Doggart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Robert Doggart,\u00a065, ran for Tennessee\u2019s Fourth Congressional district seat in 2014 as a conservative independent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He preached \u2018the protection of the American people, land, and our form of government by the professional military establishment\u2019 and received about six percent of the vote, according to the <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesfreepress.com\/news\/local\/story\/2015\/may\/19\/signal-mountamadmits-plotting-slaughter-musli\/305035\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chattanooga Times Free Press<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The plans also included burning down a school and a cafeteria in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Doggart, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, also was found guilty of soliciting another person to commit arson and two counts of threatening to destroy a building by fire or an explosive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The defendant is facing up to 10 years in prison for each felony count. Sentencing is scheduled for May 31.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOur nation cannot tolerate threats by those who are willing to kill innocent children, women, and men who do not share their religious beliefs or philosophy,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Nancy Stallard Harr. \u201cI am heartened that citizens from Chattanooga, a community that was victimized by domestic terrorism just 18 months ago, chose to condemn the threat of more terroristic acts. The jury carefully and attentively listened to the proof, deliberated cautiously for two days, and reached a verdict that reaffirms our American principles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The evidence indicated that between February and April of 2015, the defendant planned an armed attack on Islamberg, which is a community that is home to a large Muslim population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He also solicited others to join in his planned attack on Facebook posts, telephone conversations, and in-person meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Doggart specifically targeted the mosque because it was a religious building, and he discussed burning it down or blowing it up with a Molotov cocktail or other explosive device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThis conviction is the result of the hard work by the men and women of the FBI and our law enforcement partners,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Renae McDermott of the Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At trial, the jury heard recorded phone conversations between Doggart and others, including one call in which Doggart said, \u201cI don\u2019t want to have to kill children, but there\u2019s always collateral damage.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In another call, Doggart described his weapons as intended for killing people and not for hunting game.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TENNESSEE A federal jury Thursday convicted a former right-wing Congressional candidate from Tennessee of someone to burn down a mosque in Islamberg, a hamlet in Hancock, New York, officials announced. 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