A Mississippi man admitted in federal court on Tuesday to targeting synagogues and Jewish businesses with threatening messages in which he invoked Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust, federal prosecutors announced.
Donavon Parish, 29, of Hattiesburg, pleaded guilty before Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to “one count of cyberstalking and five counts of abuse and harassment using a telecommunications device,” U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced, according to a statement from the Justice Department.
“Parish also admitted to a special finding that he targeted his victims based on their actual and perceived religion,” the statement added.
Prosecutors reportedly alleged in court that Parish sent messages such as “Heil Hitler,” “all Jews must die,” “we will put you in work camps,” “gas the Jews” and…
