A 22-year-old man faces a possible life sentence after pleading guilty Tuesday to planning a mass murder. LGBTQ+ Personnel were located at two locations in eastern Michigan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
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Mac Davis, of Owosso, pleaded guilty to one count of committing a hate crime for attempting to carry out a mass murder at a gay bar associated with the LGBTQ+ community and a nearby political headquarters.
In his book, Davis called the political headquarters “Location 1” and wrote that it was “filled with far-left liberal assholes.” He called the gay bar “Location 2” and described it as an “af*gg*t bar.”
“Davis has confessed to a plan motivated by deep-rooted hatred that targeted innocent people associated with the LGBTQIA+ community,” said Chevorie Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office. ” he said. statement.
“Mr. Davis’ plan was appalling,” said Dawn N. Ison, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. “He was going to commit mass shootings in two places — destroying countless lives and devastating our communities — all because of his fanatical hatred of homosexuals.”
From June 2023 to June 2024, Davis conducted online research and physical surveillance at both locations and wrote about his efforts in a physical diary and online blog posts. He made a list of the equipment he owned and needed to purchase to make the kill, including firearms, magazines and ammunition, crossbows and arrows, bomb-making parts, smoke grenades, tactical equipment, and several knives. obtained systematically. One of the knives had the words “F*GG*T Killer” engraved on it.
At the same time he was planning his mass murder, Davis destroyed two cars belonging to his gay neighbors, one of which had an anti-gay slur written on it. He also test-fired about 60 rounds from an illegal short-barreled rifle onto his neighbor’s property.
Davis was taken into custody in June after police responded to a call of shots fired at the home of a local ABC affiliate. WJRT It was reported at the time. Police determined the gunshots came from the bedroom. They obtained a search warrant and discovered his private arsenal and dozens of diaries and other items detailing his murder plot. He was initially arrested by local police but later transferred to federal custody.
“This defendant had amassed an arsenal of firearms, ammunition, and bomb-making parts that he intended to use to carry out mass murders of homosexuals,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. said. “This type of vile, heinous, hateful violence aimed at targeting innocent people based on their sexual orientation is contrary to our values as Americans.”
Davis will remain in custody pending his scheduled sentencing date.
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