Federal guidelines suggest Hakey Jr. serve 8 to 14 months in prison for pleading guilty to intentional destruction of a religious property with a dangerous weapon.
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By Justin Schecker | February 11, 2016
Ted Hakey Jr. entered a plea deal Thursday in Hartford federal court for the hate crime of firing shots into an empty Meriden mosque in the early morning hours of Nov. 14, 2015 after the Paris terror attacks.
More than a dozen members of the Baitul Aman Mosque were in court as the ex-Marine waived his right to a trial.
Federal guidelines suggest Hakey Jr. serve 8 to 14 months in prison for pleading guilty to intentional destruction of a religious property with a dangerous weapon.
"Mr. Hakey, do you have anything you would like to say to the mosque?" NBC Connecticut asked as he left court.
"Not allowed to speak at all yet, but after sentencing I’ll be open to talk to everybody," Hakey Jr. said.
U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea scheduled sentencing for May 10.
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