by Hugh McQuaid
A Hartford jury returned not guilty verdicts Friday for both a felony and misdemeanor charges in the case against New Jersey blogger Hal Turner, who was arrested by Capitol Police in July 2009 after he allegedly encouraging his audience to “take up arms” against two Connecticut lawmakers.
The Connecticut charges stemmed from a 2009 blog post in which he allegedly suggested readers
should take action against then-lawmakers Andrew McDonald and Michael Lawlor, as well as Thomas Jones, an enforcement officer in the Office of State Ethics.
He allegedly told readers to tune into his radio show the next day, when he would release their home addresses. However, he was arrested by state police before that broadcast.
“These beastly government officials should be made an example of as a warning to others in government: Obey the Constitution or die,” he wrote. “If any state attorney, police department or court thinks they’re going to get uppity with us about this; I suspect we have enough bullets to put them down, too.” Click here to read more…..