The Seattle Times is reporting that Gino Turrella, a Des Moines man, has been convicted of 19 felony counts for threats he made against Boeing, Shell Oil and Chevron Oil.
Turrella was convicted Friday (Nov. 6th) in US District Court in Seattle after a jury deliberated about five hours following a four-day trial.
According to the Times, Turrella was convicted of:
- 2 counts of making interstate communications with threat to injure persons
- 7 counts of making threats by instrument of interstate commerce
- 1 count of possessing a firearm during threats of violence
- 9 counts of identity theft
He faces between 5-10 years in prison. His sentencing date is scheduled for Feb. 19th.
According to documents, Turrella made eight threats via email in May of 2008, posing as other people by using accounts he’d created himself. The threats included one to Boeing in which he claimed that he was going to bring a gun and go on a shooting rampage, as well as detonate himself as a suicide bomb.
When Turrella’s home was searched, police discovered over 100 firearms.
When you do a Google Search for Turrella, you’ll see that he was also quite active Commenting on various websites, oftentimes with fiery language.
Read the full story here.
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