Stamford,
Conn. – A 50-year-old Connecticut man has been indicted by a federal grand
jury on charges he made threats against Jews and synagogues on an internet forum
for heavy metal music fans.
Prosecutors
say Kendall Sullivan posted messages on Metalthrone.net in May, June and this
month threatening to “slaughter” Jews and “burn their Synagogue
to the ground.”
Investigators
say they got a search warrant for Sullivan’s Stamford home and found more than
two dozen firearms, gun parts, high-capacity magazines and hundreds of rounds
of ammunition.
Patricia
Ferrick, the agent in charge of the FBI’s New Haven division, says she believes
authorities may have thwarted “a horrific hate crime.”
Sullivan
is in custody. A message seeking comment was left Thursday with a woman who
answered the phone at his home.
Sullivan
said in a post on May 29:
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“Israel, |
On
June 10, Sullivan allegedly said in a post:
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“I |
And
on July 5, he allegedly said:
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“[I] |
