Missouri Man Indicted for Federal Hate Crime for Racially Motivated Threats Targeting St. Louis NAACP
Darryl Jaspering (62) of Warrenton, MS was indicted for one count of transmitting threatening communications and one count of interference with federally protected activities. Jaspering allegedly wrote a message on the NAACP’s contact page “in which he used racially charged threats to physically harm the recipients of his message.” Jaspering, the indictment says, “intimidated and interfered with and attempted to intimidate and interfere with” NAACP employees “because of their race and color” and threatened the use of a dangerous weapon.
Jaspering faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both prison and a fine for the charge of transmitting threatening communications. He also faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both prison and a fine for the charge of interference with federally protected activities. If convicted, a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the US Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Missouri firearms licenses in 2021: 113,351
48% of adults in Missouri have firearms at home.
Warrenton, Missouri:
Population of Warrenton: 9.298; 88.5% white; 1.2% black; median household income: $64,400.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Sources:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/missouri-man-indicted-federal-hate-crime-racially-motivated-threats-targeting-st-louis-naacp
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/warrentoncitymissouri/PST045222
https://www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/2024-12-26/missouri-man-indicted-alleged-federal-hate-crime-against-st-louis-naacp-chapter
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/28/