Hassan Chokr, Illegally Possessing Firearms, Michigan 2023

DETROIT, Mich. - 38-year-old Hassan Chokr, a resident of Dearborn, Michigan, was sentenced to 34 months in prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms inside a gun store after leaving a local synagogue where he went on an aggressive, antisemitic tirade, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.

According to court documents, in December 2022, Chokr drove through the parking lot of a local synagogue in Bloomfield Hills as Jewish parents walked their preschoolers into the building. Chokr yelled antisemitic profanities, attacked their support for Israel, and threatened that they would 'pay.' After being asked to leave, Chokr drove to a gun store in Dearborn.

While there, he possessed a Landor Arms, 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun; a Del-ton, 5.56mm rifle; and a Glock, 9mm semi-automatic pistol. He held each firearm, and at times pointed and aimed it with his finger on the trigger. After deciding to purchase the three firearms, Chokr lied about his eligibility to possess firearms by indicating that he had never been convicted of a felony offense when in fact, he had been convicted of a felony several years prior.

United States Attorney Gorgon stated, 'Chokr's sickening antisemitic threats and his apparent attempt to make good on them with guns are part of an alarming pattern of violence against believers. And we will do everything in our power to fight against this hatred and to protect the American family and their right to worship God without fear.'

Chokr, 38, of Dearborn, Michigan, was sentenced today to 34 months for illegally possessing multiple firearms inside a gun store. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Frances Carlson.

Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office, Reuben Coleman, said, 'The sentencing of Hassan Chokr reaffirms that reckless actions endangering children and their parents outside of a daycare, have no place in our society.'

Chokr was convicted of illegally possessing multiple firearms inside a gun store and was sentenced to 34 months in prison. The crime occurred in December 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. The exact date of sentencing was not provided.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/dearborn-man-sentenced-illegally-possessing-firearms-after-antisemitic-tirade-against