cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/4151565

From the Atlanta Daily World:

An Alabama-based man who threatened Fani Willis over her indictment of President Donald Trump has been sentenced to two years in prison. Arthur Ray Hanson II, of Huntsville, Alabama, sent threats to Willis via voicemail a week before Willis indicted Trump in August of 2023.  “If you think you gonna take a mugshot of my … Continued

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  • Nougat@fedia.io
    29·
    1 day ago

    “If you think you gonna take a mugshot of my President Donald Trump and it’s gonna be ok, you gonna find out that after you take that mugshot, some bad (expletive) probably gonna happen to you,” Hanson said on the voicemail.

    “I’m warning you right now before you (expletive) up your life and get hurt real bad, whether you got a (expletive) badge or not ain’t gonna help you none. You gonna get (expletive) up you keep (expletive) with my president. Watch it when you’re going to the car at night, when you’re going into your house, watch everywhere that you’re going.”

    Hanson apologized for his actions saying, “I’m truly sorry for making those phone calls. That is not who I am.”

    https://youtu.be/r3hTwsvJV_A

    • barsquid@lemmy.world
      14·
      24 hours ago

      That is who you are, sir, because you did do that. Hopefully that’s an expression of real remorse and he plans on learning from this.

    • Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
      20·
      1 day ago

      Hanson has 2 years to think about who he is, now. A little shady vacation. Reform. Redemption. Probably won’t change a thing. But here’s hoping.

    • everett@lemmy.ml
      4·
      1 day ago

      The hope is, I guess, that outcomes like this will make others think twice. (But since these aren’t even the “think once” types…)