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Utah man charged with attempted hate crime over synagogue threat

Prosecutors say the 22-year-old from Ogden was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, after state charges filed in December.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA federal indictment in Utah, where a 22-year-old man from Ogden is charged with attempting to commit a hate crime after he allegedly threatened to blow up a synagogue.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned the indictment on October twenty-first.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe man is Skyler Rose, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorProsecutors say he searched for a synagogue near him in November of twenty twenty-five, after social media threats the month before.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe was first arrested in December on state charges, including seven counts of weapon of mass destruction manufacturing.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post has the new federal charges.

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