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Thursday, March 11, 2010

The trial of Internet radio host Hal Turner ends in a mistrial – for the 2nd time

For the second time in four months, white supremacist Hal Turner found himself on trial for threatening the lives of three Chicago-area Federal judges. For the second time, a jury could not reach a verdict. Turner testified that he was a paid informant for the FBI to help gather intelligence on hate groups, claiming his handlers both knew what he was saying on the radio and condoned it. Turner was arrested after threatening the three judges, saying they “deserved to be killed” for their decision against the NRA on a handgun ban, and he posted the judge’s addresses and phone numbers on his website. Turner was arrested in Connecticut prior to this case for similar threats against two state lawmakers. A new trial date, which would be his third, has been entered for Turner: April 12.

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