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Hobgood Sentenced for Threatening North Carolina Jewish Org
A 64-year-old North Carolina man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for sending threatening emails to a Jewish organization in Charlotte.
Jeffrey Scott Hobgood, of Troy, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on January 3, 2024, to communicating threats in interstate commerce, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c).
According to court records, Hobgood sent two threatening emails to the organization on October 11 and 13, 2023. The emails targeted the recipients as ‘Israeli jews of David star,’ and threatened to ‘take every one of you out,’ writing that ‘you semite [sic] pieces of s- will be annihilated.’
Hobgood’s plea agreement admitted that he selected the targets of his offense of conviction because of the actual and perceived religion of the victims. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s civil rights and public corruption squad, the Troy Police Department, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
“It is abhorrent to threaten someone with violence because of who they are or how they worship,” said Robert M. DeWitt, the FBI Charlotte Special Agent in Charge. “The FBI worked tirelessly with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District Of North Carolina to ensure Jeffrey Hobgood could not offer excuses for his hate-filled messages and would instead, serve time in federal prison.”
Hobgood was sentenced to an 18-month term of imprisonment by the Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr., United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He will also serve a 3-year term of supervised release and perform 20 hours of community service weekly for twelve weeks.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys JoAnna G. McFadden and Ashley R. Waid. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina, the FBI, and local police departments will continue to work together to hold perpetrators of hate crimes accountable for their actions.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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