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Man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school in Memphis avoids prison with guilty plea

Joel Bowman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and burglary after shooting at a contractor outside his former Jewish school and was sentenced to eight years' probation.

  • A Tennessee man, Joel Bowman, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and aggravated burglary after firing shots at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023, but avoided prison with an eight-year probation sentence.
  • Bowman was armed when he went to Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South on July 31, 2023, but was denied entry, and proceeded to fire shots at a contractor and outside the school before fleeing.
  • The shooting came weeks after a deadly attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue and amidst heightened fears of anti-Jewish sentiment in the country, prompting the school to increase security measures.
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Man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school in Memphis avoids prison with guilty plea

A Tennessee man who fired a gun at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023 has pleaded guilty.

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Tennessee man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school avoids prison by pleading guilty to assault

Tennessee man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school avoids prison by pleading guilty to assault.

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