Former Fort Hood soldier who threatened killings sentenced to 18 months

[TexasTowelie]

Former Fort Hood soldier Thomas A. Chestnut Jr., who threatened a killing spree on post in February, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Following the sentencing in U.S. Western District Court in Waco, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ordered Chestnut, 29, be placed on supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term.

Chestnut has been held in federal custody since Feb. 24.

Chestnut was convicted Sept. 29 of one count of threatening to assault or murder a uniformed service member and one count of interstate communications with threat to injure, according to a release by Daryl Fields, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas.

Read more: http://kdhnews.com/military/former-soldier-who-threatened-killings-sentenced-to-months/article_d0a7deda-dc62-11e7-b92a-a3b95da3d266.html

[Ilsa]

1. I wonder if the Army will manage

to get his name into the system to stop hjm from buying guns?