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Racist nut jailed over Facebook threat

by on14 September 2009


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Was going to shoot up Springfield


James Gallagher, 22, of Wnydomoor was jailed after posting threats and profanities on his Facebook page.

Gallagher is a self-described white supremacist, and as you may imagine he also has a thing for guns. His Facebook page contained images of Gallagher sporting an AK-47 and an AR-15 assault rifle. After the police was informed of his threats, an undercover detective joined Facebook and read some of his rants and threats.

"He was threatening to shoot up Springfield, to just really cause massive destruction to the local community, and he had significant firepower,” said District Attorney Risa Ferman. Ferman ads that the DA's office takes internet threats just as seriously as it would take written threats given to someone. However, writing a threat in your own blood and sticking it to someones front door with a bayonet is much more effective.

A search of Gallaghers home yielded guns, ammo and white supremacist stuff, such as a flag that said “White Pride, World Wide.”

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