Florida man who dubbed himself ‘the antifa hunter’ sentenced to three years in prison for making racist threats – By Madison Dibble (Washington Examiner) / Aug 31 2020
A Florida man who called himself “the antifa hunter” will spend more than three years in prison after being convicted of sending racist threats to other people online.
Daniel McMahon, a 32-year-old from Brandon, Florida, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison for harassing and threatening people online. In April, McMahon pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and bias-motivated interference with a candidate for elected office.
McMahon admitted that he harassed and threatened a black politician, Don Gathers, in order to deter him from running for public office in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also admitted to threatening to rape the autistic daughter of an anti-white supremacy activist.
McMahon had made his threats under the phony name “Jack Corbin” and also referred to Corbin as “the antifa hunter.” Under the pseudonym, McMahon promoted white supremacy and “cultivated a culture of fear and chaos” among anti-racists online, according to one activist.
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