No Bail, At Least for Now, for Blogger Accused of Threatening to Kill 3 Judges
Despite a defense lawyer’s argument that extremist blogger Hal Turner isn’t a danger to others and even once alerted authorities to a potential assassination plot against President Barack Obama, a federal magistrate judge in Chicago has ordered that he continue to be held without bond for now.
Hal Turner pleaded not guilty today to charges that he threatened to kill three federal judges in Chicago on his New Jersey-based blog, and he will remain incarcerated pending the outcome of a bond hearing that is scheduled to continue on Aug. 10, reports the Associated Press.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: ” ‘Hate Blogger’ Charged Over Alleged Web Threats to Murder 7th Circuit Judges”
ABAJournal.com: “Alleged Web Threats to Murder 3 Judges Spark 1st Amendment Debate”
