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Virginia man suspected of being about to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

A northern Virginia man, Rui Jiang, was convicted of trying to obstruct congregants' free exercise of religious beliefs at a church.
He was arrested during Sunday services at the Park Valley Church in Haymarket while armed with a handgun and other weapons.
Jiang faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to life in prison at sentencing on June 18.

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Virginia man suspected of being about to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

Federal prosecutors say a northern Virginia man arrested during a megachurch’s Sunday services on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting has been convicted of a hate crime.

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Virginia Resident Found Guilty of Hate Crime in Church Shooting Plot - Real News Now

A resident from northern Virginia, identified as Rui Jiang, who was apprehended during Sunday masses at a large church on suspicions of planning a mass shooting, has been found guilty of a hate crime. Jiang, hailing from Falls Church was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday. The charge against him included obstructing the faithful congregation’s exercise of their religious beliefs with the use of a deadly weapon and an attempt to cause h…

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Falls Church man found guilty of hate crime for threatening church members

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (DC News Now) — A jury convicted a Falls Church man on Thursday for threatening a church in Haymarket and its congregants back in 2023. On the evening of Sept. 23, 2023, then 35-year-old Rui Jiang began making threats against Park Valley Church on his Instagram account, according to court documents and […]

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Virginia man found guilty of hate crime for church shooting attempt

A northern Virginia man who was arrested during a megachurch’s Sunday services on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting has been convicted of a hate crime, according to federal prosecutors.

6 days ago·Richmond, United States

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The Christian Post

Man facing 5 years to life in prison after taking weapons to church, threatening to kill worshipers

A man who attempted to attack a Virginia church armed with a gun and a couple of knives has been convicted of multiple counts and is facing at least five years in prison, or even life. #Jiang #church #Virginia #hatecrime #police #crime #massshooting

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Virginia man suspected of planning church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

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Virginia man suspected of being about to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

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Virginia man suspected of being about to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

Virginia man suspected of being about to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

Virginia Resident Found Guilty of Hate Crime in Church Shooting Plot - Real News Now

Virginia Resident Found Guilty of Hate Crime in Church Shooting Plot - Real News Now

Falls Church man found guilty of hate crime for threatening church members

Falls Church man found guilty of hate crime for threatening church members

Virginia man found guilty of hate crime for church shooting attempt

Virginia man found guilty of hate crime for church shooting attempt

Man facing 5 years to life in prison after taking weapons to church, threatening to kill worshipers

Man facing 5 years to life in prison after taking weapons to church, threatening to kill worshipers

Virginia man suspected of planning church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

Virginia man suspected of planning church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

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