Calaveras County man pleads guilty to interstate threats of violence

A loophole in California law makes it hard to prosecute threats against schools. Will lawmakers close it?

California law makes it hard to prosecute people who threaten places instead of people. A San Diego lawmaker wants to change that.

Man Pleads Guilty To Lawrence Co. Murder - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

A man has pled guilty to murdering his mother nearly three years ago in Lawrence County. Last Friday, 39-year-old Shane McDevitt pled guilty to third degree murder, strangulation, and two misdemeanors. Police say that after McDevitt killed his mother, 65-year-old Cecelia Liposky, at a home on Mercer Road in Neshannock Township in May 2022, McDevitt got into a car chase with police. Part of the chace led him through Butler County, where he is als…

Calaveras County man pleads guilty to interstate threats of violence

SACRAMENTO, California — Cedar Sky Montgomery, of Calaveras County, has pleaded guilty to three counts of interstate communication of threats of violence, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. Montgomery used a cellphone and the internet to make violent threats to…

A Loophole in California Law Makes It Hard to Prosecute Threats Against Schools. Will Lawmakers Close It?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For over six months, San Diego resident Lee Lor sent hundreds of emails threatening a mass shooting at Shoal Creek Elementary School as replies to random spam emails. By Sameea Kamal CalMatters He was arrested and spent 10 months in jail, but the charges were dismissed by a judge last October because Lor didn’t name a specific individual in his threats, as the law…