Michigan man pleads guilty to federal hate crime following mass killing plot targeting gay people Boston 25 News [Video]

A 22-year-old man has admitted to a plot intended to kill multiple people at a political party headquarters in Michigan and at a nearby bar because he associated both places with gay people.

Mack Davis pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Flint to committing a hate crime by attempting to carry out a mass killing, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Michigan said.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled April 15. Davis faces any term of years in prison up to life. The judge will determine the guideline range at sentencing.

Davis conducted online research and posted on social media about mass killings from at least July 2023 through June 2024, according to court documents.

Authorities also found writings about mass killers in a journal in his Owosso, Michigan, home. Owosso is about 92 miles (148 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.

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