PORTLAND, Maine — A man from Buxton has been sentenced to a year in prison for threatening to shoot Jewish people.
A judge in Portland on Thursday sentenced Brian Dennison to 12 months and one day behind bars.
Dennison posted the threat to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 8, 2021. Using account name @Ma1lus, he wrote, "I'm going to kill jews with my ar15 tomorrow."
His first trial started in 2022, but the judge declared a mistrial after an FBI agent involved in the case got COVID-19 and couldn't finish giving his testimony. Then, in December of last year, Dennison went back to trial to determine whether there was true intent behind his post.
The jury found him guilty of one count of transmitting threatening interstate communication.
Prosecutors had been seeking an 18-month prison sentence.