Crime & Safety
Update: Sandy Hook 'Truther' Accused of Harassing Victim's Family Files Plea: Report
A Brooklyn man approached the sister of the slain teacher and said the Sandy Hook shootings never happened.
Sandy Hook, CT —
Update:
Sandy Hook "truther" Matthew Mills, of Brooklyn, New York, accepted a plea deal on Monday, pleading guilty under the Alford Doctrine to one count of interfering with police and was sentenced to a suspended 1-year term and two years’ probation, according to the Connecticut Post.
The judge also ordered Mills to have no further contact with the Soto family, according to the report.
Click here to read the full story on the Connecticut Post's website, including comments from the Assistant State’s Attorney and Mills' lawyer.
Original Post:
A man who is accused of harassing relatives of Victoria Soto, a teacher killed in the Sandy Hook school shootings, is due in court Monday and will decide if he will accept a plea deal or go to trial, according to CBS News.
Matthew Mills, of Brooklyn, New York, is accused of approaching Soto's sister in November and claiming the shootings never took place, the report stated. Mills was charged with interfering with police and breach of peace in November in Stratford at a road race honoring Soto.
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