A man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison on Friday for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year by a judge who described the case as “dripping with Nazism and supremacy.” Judge Raymond P. Moore set the 235-month sentence for Richard Holzer, 28, and imposed a 15-year term of supervised release. […]
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Colorado drops coronavirus capacity limits on houses of worship after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Colorado has dropped its coronavirus capacity limits on houses of worship and religious events, including weddings and funerals, after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling cast doubt on the legality of such restrictions. State public health officials are still recommending that houses of worship limit the number of people attending services. But an amended order […]
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Man described as neo-Nazi pleads guilty in Pueblo synagogue bomb plot
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A man described by U.S. prosecutors as a neo-Nazi and white supremacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to a hate crime for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year. Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to attempting to stop people from exercising their religion with an explosive or fire […]
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Colorado attorney general announces alliance to address hate crimes
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and members of a coalition fighting hate crimes said Monday they have teamed up to try to increase reporting of hate crimes and train law enforcement how to handle and prosecute such cases. Weiser was joined by representatives of the Anti-Defamation League, the Matthew […]
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Pueblo man arrested by federal agents wanted to blow up historic synagogue, court documents say
A 27-year-old Pueblo man with a history of voicing hatred toward Jews on social media was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of attempting to blow up a historic synagogue in the southern Colorado city — the second oldest in the state. An arrest warrant was issued for Richard Holzer on Saturday in a document […]