{"id":79879,"date":"2016-06-26T17:58:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T21:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=79879"},"modified":"2016-06-26T17:58:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T21:58:12","slug":"florida-man-sentenced-for-assassination-attempt-on-federal-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/florida-man-sentenced-for-assassination-attempt-on-federal-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Man Sentenced for Brazen Assassination Attempt on Federal Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville, Florida \u2013 United States District Judge L. Scott Coogler today sentenced Aaron M. Richardson, 27, of Jacksonville to 343 years in federal prison for his attempt to assassinate United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan and 23 related offenses.<\/p>\n<p>On March 17, 2016, a federal jury found Richardson guilty of attempting to murder a United States district judge, numerous firearm offenses, failure to appear at court hearings, making false statements to the FBI and the United States Probation Office, and impersonating an officer of the United States military.<\/p>\n<p>According to evidence presented at trial, Judge Corrigan previously convicted and sentenced Richardson for attempting to make an incendiary device in a 2008 case. Following incarceration for that crime, Richardson began serving a term of supervised release. Subsequently, he was arrested for multiple new offenses and faced state prosecutions in Clay, Duval, and Volusia counties, as well as supervised release proceedings in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson devised a plan, which he named \u201cMission Freedom,\u201d that involved preparing a false order purportedly signed by Judge Corrigan, dismissing all of his pending charges, as well as other benefits. Richardson planned the murder so that Judge Corrigan could not refute the sham order. As part of the plan, he conducted Internet searches to locate Judge Corrigan and the potential murder weapon.<\/p>\n<p>On June 21, 2013, Richardson stole a Savage Arms .30-06 rifle from a local Sports Authority store. The theft and Richardson\u2019s prior casing of the store were captured on store video surveillance. On the night of June 22, 2013, Richardson went to Judge Corrigan\u2019s residence and, at 12:30 a.m., he fired a single shot at the judge using the stolen rifle. The shot missed the judge by less than two inches and instead hit a window frame. Forensic evidence confirmed Richardson\u2019s presence at the scene of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson was apprehended on June 25, 2013, by a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. That night, he made multiple false statements about the crime to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attack on Judge Corrigan was an assault on the entire federal judicial system and the rule of law,\u201d said U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III. \u201cThe sentence imposed today reflects the seriousness of the crime and the importance of protecting our federal judiciary. Judges should not have to fear that their impartial rulings will subject them to threats of reprisal or attacks from criminal defendants or other disgruntled litigants.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79880\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/15203741.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79880\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/15203741.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Attorney's Office \/ Jacksonville.com\" width=\"700\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/15203741.jpg 700w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/15203741-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/15203741-696x399.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office \/ Jacksonville.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79882\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0930CorriganWide_0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79882\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0930CorriganWide_0.jpg\" alt=\"jacksonville.com\" width=\"650\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0930CorriganWide_0.jpg 650w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0930CorriganWide_0-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">jacksonville.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville, Florida \u2013 United States District Judge L. 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