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.
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…
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 […]
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.
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


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