Parkville man found guilty of O’Malley e-mail threat
A 44-year-old Parkville man accused of sending a threatening e-mail to the governor declined this morning to accept a plea offer of probation before judgment and instead went to trial on the charges. He was found guilty by a jury this afternoon.
Walter C. Abbott Jr., a construction worker, asked the judge to sentence him immediately after the jury returned its verdict. Abbott received a suspended sentenced of six months in prison and two years of unsupervised probation. In addition, Abbott will have to pay a $500 fine and was ordered to stay away from Gov. Martin O’Malley and his family.
Upset with the governor’s policies on illegal immigrants, Abbott had e-mailed his complaints to the governor and other public officials but never received any real response, according to his wife, Linda Abbott.
Previously:
Parkville man charged with email threat to O’Malley
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I do not blame Walter Abbott for not accepting the “Probation before Judgment” we need more American’s to stand up for our freedom of speech. I was in the courtroom that day and heard the Judge give his speech to the jury, that they more or less did not have a choice to form their own judgments. I felt the jury was afraid to find Walter Abbott “Not Guilty” with the true American freedom for our citizens’ right for a fair trial.
I know about twenty construction workers who are out of work because of the foreigners’ taken their place with half the pay.
Could please send me the follow up for Walter Abbott’s new trial case verdict, Not Guilty.”
Comment by Sandra Wilson — April 7, 2010 @ 10:21 pm