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Judge orders release of far-right extremist in gun case

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday ordered the immediate release of a man whose relatives reported concerns about his behavior and far-right extremist rhetoric after last year’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. Bos said jail time coupled with Edward Clark’s suicide has led to a “sea change in his attitude.” “Mr. Jeffrey Clark also stated that he and Edward Clark had both fantasized about killing ‘Jews and blacks.’” The relatives also believed 23-year-old Edward Clark may have been planning to carry out an “act of violence” the day before he went to Theodore Roosevelt Island in the nation’s capital and killed himself, the agent wrote. Clark’s plea agreement says a “post-indictment” investigation by federal authorities found no evidence that he had advance knowledge of the synagogue attack or that he was planning an “independent attack against similar targets” in Washington. Kelly agreed that the federal courts can’t punish people “for having hate in their hearts,” but the judge said he was concerned Clark had celebrated the violence that erupted in Pittsburgh.

Associated Press
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