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NJ Blogger Busted Over Judge Threats

Jurists 'deserve to be killed' for gun ban, said white supremacist

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – A white supremacist blogger and Internet radio host has been charged with threatening three federal judges who ruled in favor of Chicago's handgun ban, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Let me be the first to say this plainly: These judges deserve to be killed,” Hal Turner wrote, providing the judges' names, addresses, and phone numbers. “Their blood will replenish the tree of liberty." Turner also faces charges of threatening lawmakers in Connecticut.

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Harold "Hal" Turner of North Bergen, NJ, leaves Hartford Superior Court after he was arraigned on a charge of inciting violence against state lawmakers earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)

This photo provided by State Capitol Police shows Harold "Hal" Turner. Turner has been arrested and charged with threatening federal judges. (AP Photo/State Capitol Police)

Harold "Hal" Turner, right, of North Bergen, NJ, leaves Hartford Superior Court earlier this week after he was arraigned on a charge of inciting violence against state lawmakers. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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NJ Blogger Busted Over Judge Threats