Online statements, arsenal of weapons keep suspect in jail (wanted to kill non-muslims)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Jan 14, 2010 | Rich Lord

[rdl6989]

A 21-year-old loner from Armstrong County had an arsenal in his bedroom, a radical Islamist online persona and videos suggesting paramilitary training before his arrest last week for biting two FBI agents, federal prosecutors charged in court Thursday.

As a result, Emerson W. Begolly will remain in jail pending trial, U.S. District Judge Maurice B. Cohill decided, over the strenuous objections of a defense attorney who said his client was nonviolent. A magistrate judge's decision last week to ship him to a halfway house, which was stayed during its appeal, was shelved.

Mr. Begolly "has a strong desire to kill non-Muslims and many other groups of people," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Soo C. Song. "He was preparing, and he was getting closer and closer to bringing his words and aspirations to fruition."

[GeronL]

The judge wanted to send him to a half-way house.

Think about that.

[martin_fierro]

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I may have gone to high school with one of this yo-yo's relatives.

[Kartographer]

Rush, Beck and Hannity’s fualt! Damn Right-wing Christian Tea Baggers!

[thecodont]

It’s interesting to hear of people who use their teeth as weapons.

[IMR 4350]

So 14 guns is now a arsenal.

How many does it take to make an armory?

[goldstategop]

Another day in the ROP. Had he carried out a mass slaughter, the Left would be calling on Americans not to jump to conclusions and to wait until all the facts were in. Thou Shalt Not Criticism Islam - and screw Jihad Norquist!

[Marine_Uncle]

Looks like the FBI saved a lot of lives. This guy is as nuts as the Arizona shooter.

[goldstategop]

A Muslim psychopath. Of course a white psychopath gets accused of being a Tea Party Crazy!

What a world we live in.

[rdl6989]

The media of course will say “Oh, this is different, he’s just misunderstood.”

[martin_fierro]

In this instance, the store which sold Begolly the gun was Dunham's Sporting Goods in Natrona Heights, Penn., authorities say. Two Dunham's employees who spoke to TPM on the phone, one who said his first name was Jeff and another who identified himself as Joe, said they have no comment. They declined to say whether they were cooperating with federal authorities.

Great. Just great. < |:(~

[JaguarXKE]

Dang, Palin sure gets around! /s

[Marine_Uncle]

But of course. We would be deluded to think otherwise.

[IMR 4350]

Yea you’re right, and an arsenal of weapons with a non-muzzy would have been 2 weapons, one of which was a rubber band “ASSAULT” weapon.

[LibWhacker]

Liberal dipsh!t wannabe muslim terrorist. The courts ought to be required to hand down a mandatory death sentence for these homegrown punks who are so full of hatred for America that they’d join with our enemies to try to kill us.

[rdl6989]

He kind of looks like Rage Boy in that photo.

[TXnMA]

"It’s interesting to hear of people who use their teeth as weapons."

I can see how that might interest you -- 'dont... '-)

[HiTech RedNeck]

It’s the normal nuttiness level of Moose jihadists.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Mr. Friendly Grenade?

[Marine_Uncle]

Indeed.